Vittorio Visini

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Vittorio Visini

Vittorio Visini in the 1970s
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1945-05-25) May 25, 1945
Chieti, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Race walk
Club C.S. Carabinieri
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 20 km walk: 1:25.49 (1981)
  • 50 km walk: 3:56.00 (1978)

Vittorio Visini (born 25 May 1945 in Chieti) s an Italian former race walker.

Biography

After his sporting career he became a racewalker coach, he has 67 caps in national team from 1965 to 1981.[1]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Note
1968 Olympic Games Mexico Mexico City 6th 50 km walk 4:36:33
1972 Olympic Games West Germany Munich 8th 20 km walk 1:32:30
7th 50 km walk 4:08:31
1976 Olympic Games Canada Montreal 8th 20 km walk 1:29:31

National championships

Vittorio Visini has won 16 times the individual national championship.[2][3]

  • 1 win in 20 km race walk (1970)
  • 7 wins in 50 km race walk (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981)
  • 8 wins in 5000 metres race walk indoor (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978)

See also

  • Italy national athletics team - More caps
  • Italian Athletics Championships - Multi winners

References

  1. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009. 
  2. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012". sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 8 November 2012. 
  3. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 8 November 2012. 

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