Elisa Rigaudo (born 17 June 1980) is an Italian

race walker Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Referee, Race judges careful ...

from

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 ...

. She won eight medals, seven of these at senior level, at the

International athletics competitions In the sport of athletics, international competitions between national teams can be distinguished into four main types: * Multi-sport events, commonly referred to as games, where athletics events form part of a wider sporting programme * World cha ...

Biography

She is affiliated with the

Fiamme Gialle The Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle is the sport section of the Italian police force, Guardia di Finanza. The club's activity is carried out in the following twelve sports disciplines: sport of athletics, athletics, Swimming (sport), swimming, judo, ...

Castelporziano sports club. Rigaudo represented her country at the

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

in 2004 and 2008. She was the bronze medallist over 20 km at the

2011 European Race Walking Cup The ninth edition of the European Race Walking Cup was held on the roads of Olhão, Portugal on 21 May 2011. The event was jointly organised by the Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo (Portuguese Athletics Federation) and the European Athletics As ...

and went on to place fourth at the

2011 World Championships in Athletics The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011. The United States topped the medal standings in th ...

, which was later upgraded to silver medal after disqualifications. In 2002, she received a public warning for high levels of caffeine in her doping sample. She came third at the 2012 ''Memorial Mario Albisetti'', finishing behind Russia's Tatyana Sibileva.

Progression

;20 km walk

Achievements

National titles

Elisa Rigaudo has won 13 times the individual

national championship A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...

. *2 wins in the

5000 m walk The 5000 metres race walk is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a track race and was part of the athletics programme for men at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics until 1993. It is also an event in the World Masters Athle ...

track (2004, 2007) *1 win in the

10 km walk The 10 kilometres race walk, or 10-kilometer racewalk, is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a road race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it ...

(2013) *4 wins in the 20 km walk (2003, 2004, 2005, 2008) *6 wins in the 3000 metres walk indoor (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)

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Elisa Rigaudo
at La marcia nel mondo {{DEFAULTSORT:Rigaudo, Elisa 1980 births Living people People from Cuneo Italian female racewalkers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Athletics competitors of Fiamme Gialle European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Sportspeople from the Province of Cuneo