Maurizio Damilano (born 6 April 1957 in

Scarnafigi Scarnafigi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about north of Cuneo. Scarnafigi borders the following municipalities: Lagnasco, Monasterolo di Savigliano, Ru ...

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) is an Italian former

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. He won 15 individual medals (22 also with team events), at

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level, at the

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Biography

He was the 1980 Olympic Champion and the

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and

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World Champion in the

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. He has 60 caps in

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from 1977 to 1992. Damilano is also the

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holder of the 30 km race walk with the time of 2:01:44.1, achieved in

Cuneo Cuneo (; pms, Coni ; oc, Coni/Couni ; french: Coni ) is a city and ''comune'' in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the fourth largest of Italy’s provinces by area. It is located at 550 metres (1,804 ft) in ...

in 1992. He is the twin brother of the former race walker

Giorgio Damilano Giorgio Damilano (born 6 April 1957) is an Italian former race walker. He is the twin brother of Italian race walker legend Maurizio Damilano and brother of the coach Sandro Damilano. Biography He was 11th at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in ...

and of the coach

Sandro Damilano Sandro Damilano (born 24 February 1950, in Scarnafigi) is an Italian athletics coach. He is the brother of the Italian twin race walker, Maurizio and Giorgio, which began to coached in the mid-1970s. Biography He was the coach of the Italy nat ...

. In 1999, Maurizio Damilano and Giorgio Damilano founded Fit Walking.

Achievements

National titles

Maurizio Damilano has won the individual

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21 times. *6 wins in the 10,000 m walk (1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985) *1 win in the 15 km walk (1987) *10 wins in the 20 km walk (1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992) *3 wins in the

50 km walk The 50 kilometre race walk was an Olympic athletics event that first appeared in 1932 and made its final Olympic appearance in 2021. The racewalking event is competed as a road race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the ...

(1985, 1986, 1989) *1 win in the

3000 metres walk The 3000 metres race walk is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a track race and was part of the athletics programme for women at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics until 1993. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ...

indoor (1984)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Damilano, Maurizio 1957 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of Cuneo Italian male racewalkers Italian athletics coaches Olympic athletes of Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games World Athletics record holders Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletics competitors of Gruppo Sportivo Esercito Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Universiade gold medalists for Italy Universiade silver medalists for Italy World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists World Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade Italian Athletics Championships winners

Biography

Achievements

National titles

See also

References

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