Eleonora Anna Giorgi (born 14 September 1989) is an Italian race walker bronze medal at the

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. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 20 km walk. She is the

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(outdoor, track)

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holder with the time of 20:01.80 sets on 18 May 2014 in Misterbianco.

Biography

On 9 June 2012 in A Coruña, one leg of IAAF Race Walking Gran Prix 2012 she obtained the "standard A" for 2012 Summer Olympics, on 13 March at the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup in

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) she ranked 14th, matching the other FIDAL requirement (classify among the first 20 athletes) for

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). On 6 July 2012 she won the race in

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walking 10 km in 45 min 19 sec and received the gold medal. On 29 September 2019 she won the bronze medal at the first edition of the 50 km race walk at the

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, race held at night from 11 pm to 3 am the following morning, to try to alleviate the strong heat. She is engaged to the Italian racewalker Matteo Giupponi.

Statistics

World records

(track): 20:01.80 ( Misterbianco, 18 May 2014) – current holder

European records

* 50 km walk (road): 4:04:50 ( Alytus, 19 May 2019) – current holder.

Achievements

National titles

Giorgi won seven national championships at individual senior level. *

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**10 km (road): 2012, 2019 (2) **20 km (road): 2021 (1) **35 km (road): 2021 (1) **10,000 m (track): 2017 (1) * Italian Indoor Athletics Championships **3000 m race walk: 2012, 2014 (2)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Giorgi, Eleonora 1989 births Athletes from Milan Italian female racewalkers Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Italy World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy World Athletics Championships medalists Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games World record holders in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Italian Athletics Championships winners Athletics competitors of Fiamme Azzurre