Maurizio Damilano

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Maurizio Damilano

Maurizio Damilano (with the number 1)
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1957-04-06) 6 April 1957
Scarnafigi, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 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: 1:18:54 (1992)
  • 50 km race walk: 3:46:51 (1990)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 2
World Championships 2 0 0
World Indoor Championships 0 1 0
European Championships 0 1 0
European Indoor Championships 1 1 0
Universiade 1 0 0
Mediterranean Games 3 0 0
World Race Walking Cup 0 1 0
Olympic Games
Gold 1980 Moscow 20 km walk
Bronze 1984 Los Angeles 20 km walk
Bronze 1988 Seoul 20 km walk
World Championships
Gold 1987 Rome 20 km walk
Gold 1991 Tokyo 20 km walk
World Indoor Championship
Silver 1985 Paris 5,000 m
European Championships
Silver 1986 Stuttgart 20 km walk
European Indoor Championships
Gold 1982 Milan 5,000 m
Silver 1981 Grenoble 5,000 m
Universiade
Gold 1981 Bucharest 20 km walk
Mediterranean Games
Gold 1983 Casablanca 20 km walk
Gold 1987 Latakia 20 km walk
Gold 1991 Athens 20 km walk
World Race Walking Cup
Silver 1985 St John's 20 km walk

Maurizio Damilano (born 6 April 1957 in Scarnafigi, Italy) is an Italian former race walker.

He won 14 medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.[1]

Biography

He was the 1980 Olympic Champion and the 1987 and 1991 World Champion in the 20 km race walk. He has 60 caps in national team from 1977 to 1992.[2]

Damilano is also the world record holder of the 30 km race walk with the time of 2:01:44.1, achieved in Cuneo in 1992. He is the twin brother of the former race walker Giorgio Damilano and of the coach Sandro Damilano.[3]

Olympic results

Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Notes
1980 Olympic Games Soviet Union Moskow 1st 20 km walk 1:23:35
1984 Olympic Games United States Los Angeles 3rd 20 km walk 1:23:26
1988 Olympic Games South Korea Seoul 3rd 20 km walk 1:20:14
1992 Olympic Games Spain Barcelona 4th 20 km walk 1:23:39

National championships

Maurizio Damilano has won the individual national championship 21 times.[4][5]

  • 6 wins in the 10000 m walk (1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
  • 1 win in the 15 km walk (1987)
  • 10 wins in the 20 km walk (1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992)
  • 3 wins in the 50 km walk (1985, 1986, 1989)
  • 1 win in the 3000 metres walk indoor (1984)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI". sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 17 February 2013. 
  2. ↑ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009. 
  3. ↑ "Centro di Marcia - Gli atlteti" (in italian). scuolacamminosaluzzo.it. Retrieved 18 August 2012. 
  4. ↑ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012". sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 17 February 2013. 
  5. ↑ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 17 February 2013. 

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