Giorgio Damilano

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Giorgio Damilano

Giorgio Damilano (with the number 2)
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1957-04-06) April 6, 1957
Scarnafigi, Italy
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Race walking
Club Iveco Torino
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 20 km race walk: 1:23:43 (1985)

Giorgio Damilano (born 6 April 1957 in Scarnafigi, Italy) 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.[1]

Biography

He was 11th at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moskow, Sovietic Union. He also won an National championships in 20 km walk (1979).

He is one of the coaches of the Saluzzo Race Walking School, created by the town of Saluzzo in 2002,[2] the school is also the center for the diffusion of fitwalking and training center of international race walking.[3]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Notes
1980 Olympic Games Soviet Union Moscow 11th 20 km walk 1:33:26 [4]

National championships

See also

References

  1. "Centro di Marcia - Gli atlteti" (in italian). scuolacamminosaluzzo.it. Retrieved 18 August 2012. 
  2. "ATC Saluzzo". iaaf.org. Retrieved 18 August 2012. 
  3. "Fitwalking Day In Saluzzo". youtube.com. Retrieved 19 August 2012. 
  4. "Athletics at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games: Men's 20 kilometres Walk". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 19 August 2012. 
  5. "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 19 August 2012. 

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