Giorgio Damilano (born 6 April 1957) is an Italian former

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 ...

. He is the twin brother of Italian race walker legend

Maurizio Damilano Maurizio Damilano (born 6 April 1957 in Scarnafigi, Italy) is an Italian former race walking, race walker. He won 15 individual medals (22 also with team events), at senior (athletics), senior level, at the International athletics championships a ...

and brother of the coach Sandro Damilano.

Biography

He was 11th at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

held in

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. He also won a

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in 20 km walk (1979). In 1999, Maurizio Damilano and Giorgio Damilano founded Fit Walking. Giorgio Damilano is one of the coaches of the

Saluzzo Race Walking School The Saluzzo Race Walking School (''Scuola del Cammino di Saluzzo'') is an international race walking school in Saluzzo, Piedmont, Italy. History The school was established in 2002 by the brothers Giorgio, Maurizio and Sandro Damilano. Former c ...

, created by the town of

Saluzzo Saluzzo (; pms, Salusse ) is a town and former principality in the province of Cuneo, in the Piedmont region, Italy. The city of Saluzzo is built on a hill overlooking a vast, well-cultivated plain. Iron, lead, silver, marble, slate etc. are fo ...

in 2002, the school is also the center for the diffusion of Fit Walking and training center of international race walking.

Achievements

National titles

*1 win in 20 km walk at the

Italian Athletics Championships The Italian Athletics Championships ( it, Campionati italiani assoluti di atletica leggera) are the national championships in athletics, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. The first edition, four races only, wa ...

(1979)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Damilano, Giorgio 1957 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of Cuneo Italian athletics coaches Italian male racewalkers Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Italy Italian Athletics Championships winners

Biography

Achievements

National titles

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