sport.wikisort.org - AthleteGiovanni De Benedictis (born 8 January 1968, in Pescara) is a retired Italian race walker, that won 9 medals at individual level, 7 of these at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.[1] He participated at five editions of the Summer Olympics (from 1988 to 2004), this like only two others Italian athletes in track and field: the other racewalker champion Abdon Pamich and the sprinter Pietro Mennea.[2] He also won four medals at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup team events (Lugano Trophy).
Italian race walker
Giovanni De Benedictis
 Giovanni De Benedictis (left) with his teammate Michele Didoni in 1995 |
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Full name | Giovanni Angelo Maria De Benedictis |
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Nickname(s) | Gianni |
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Nationality | Italian |
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Born | (1968-01-08) January 8, 1968 (age 54) Pescara, Italy |
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Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
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Country | Italy |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event(s) | Racewalking |
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Club | C.S. Carabinieri |
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Coached by | Mario De Benedictis |
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Personal best(s) |
- 3000 m walk: 10:47.11 (1990)
- 10,000 m walk: 38:40.18 (1995)
- 20 km walk: 1:20:29 (1991)
- 30 km walk: 2:09:25 (2002)
- 50 km walk: 3:48:06 (2002)
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Biography
Giovanni De Benedictis has won 28 times the individual national championship, third of all-time after Abdon Pamich (40) and Antonio Ambu (34).[3][4] He has 42 caps in seventeen years in national team from 1987 to 2004.[5]
In addition to the five Olympic Games, he participated in six World Outdoor Championships and two of the World Indoor, four editions of the European Outdoor Championships and five European Indoor, six editions of the World Race Walking Cup and four of the European Race Walking Cup.
- 3000 metres race walk: 10:47.11,
San Giovanni Valdarno, 19 May 1990. world record held until 4 February 2001, and was beaten by the German Andreas Erm.[6]
Achievements
Olympic Games |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
1988 |
Olympic Games |
Seoul |
9th |
20 km |
1:21:18 |
PB |
1992 |
Olympic Games |
Barcelona |
3rd |
20 km |
1:23:11 |
SB |
1996 |
Olympic Games |
Atlanta |
27th |
20 km |
1:25:22 |
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2000 |
Olympic Games |
Sydney |
16th |
20 km |
1:23:14 |
SB |
2004 |
Olympic Games |
Athens |
DNF |
50 km |
DSQ |
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World Championships |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
1991 |
World Championships |
Tokyo |
4th |
20 km |
1:20:29 |
PB |
1993 |
World Championships |
Stuttgart |
2nd |
20 km |
1:23:06 |
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1995 |
World Championships |
Gothenburg |
DNF |
50 km |
DSQ |
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1997 |
World Championships |
Athens |
8th |
20 km |
1:23:33 |
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1999 |
World Championships |
Sevilla |
8th |
20 km |
1:25:33 |
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2001 |
World Championships |
Edmonton |
DNF |
50 km |
Retired |
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World Indoor Championships |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
1989 |
World Indoor Championships |
Budapest |
5th |
5000 m |
18:40.87 |
NR |
1991 |
World Indoor Championships |
Seville |
2nd |
5000 m |
18:23.60 |
NR |
European Championships |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
1990 |
European Championships |
Split |
8th |
20 km |
1:24:51 |
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1994 |
European Championships |
Helsinki |
4th |
20 km |
1:20:39 |
SB |
1998 |
European Championships |
Budapest |
10th |
20 km |
1:25.06 |
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2002 |
European Championships |
Munich |
DNF |
50 km |
DSQ |
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European Indoor Championships |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
1988 |
European Indoor Championships |
Budapest |
6th |
5000 m |
18:58.40 |
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1989 |
European Indoor Championships |
The Hague |
3rd |
5000 m |
18:43.45 |
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1990 |
European Indoor Championships |
Glasgow |
2nd |
5000 m |
19:02.90 |
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1992 |
European Indoor Championships |
Genoa |
1st |
5000 m |
18:19.97 |
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1994 |
European Indoor Championships |
Paris |
DNF |
5000 m |
NM |
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World Race Walking Cup |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
1989 |
World Race Walking Cup |
L'Hospitalet |
14th |
20 km |
1:22:25 |
SB |
1991 |
World Race Walking Cup |
San Jose |
5th |
20 km |
1:21:13 |
PB |
1993 |
World Race Walking Cup |
Monterrey |
7th |
20 km |
1:25:09 |
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1995 |
World Race Walking Cup |
Beijing |
12th |
50 km |
3:49:30 |
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1997 |
World Race Walking Cup |
Poděbrady |
22nd |
20 km |
1:20:49 |
SB |
2004 |
World Race Walking Cup |
Naumburg |
10th |
50 km |
3:54:25 |
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European Race Walking Cup |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
1996 |
European Race Walking Cup |
A Coruña |
10th |
20 km |
1:23:21 |
SB |
1998 |
European Race Walking Cup |
Dudince |
DNF |
20 km |
NM |
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2000 |
European Race Walking Cup |
Eisenhüttenstadt |
11th |
20 km |
1:21:43 |
SB |
2001 |
European Race Walking Cup |
Dudince |
15th |
50 km |
3:54:12 |
SB |
Others competitions |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
1985 |
European Junior Championships |
Cottbus |
3rd |
10,000 m |
42:56.80 |
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1986 |
World Junior Championships |
Athens |
4th |
10,000 m |
41:06.95 |
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1987 |
European Junior Championships |
Birmingham |
1st |
10,000 m |
39:44.71 |
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1989 |
World Military Championships |
Ostia |
1st |
20 km |
1:24:21 |
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1993 |
World Military Championships |
Tours |
1st |
20 km |
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1997 |
Mediterranean Games |
Bari |
1st |
20 km |
1:24:59 |
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National titles
He won 28 times the national championships at senior level.[3][4]
Event |
Outdoor |
Indoor |
20 km walk road | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001 | |
50 km walk road | 2004, 2006 | |
10,000 metres walk track | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992,[9][10] 1993, 1995, 1997, 2002 | |
5000 metres walk | | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| 18 | 10 |
See also
- Italian Athletics Championships - Multi winners
- Italy at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup
- Italian all-time lists - 20 km walk
- Italian all-time lists - 50 km walk
- 3000 metres race walk All-time top 25 fastest
References
External links
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На других языках
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[fr] Giovanni De Benedictis
Giovanni De Benedictis (né le 8 janvier 1968 à Pescara) est un athlète italien spécialiste de la marche athlétique.
[it] Giovanni De Benedictis
Giovanni Angelo Maria De Benedictis (Pescara, 8 gennaio 1968) è un ex marciatore italiano.
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