Walter Arena

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Walter Arena
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1964-05-30) May 30, 1964
Catania, Italy
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Racewalking
Club G.S. Fiamme Azzurre
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 20 km: 1:19:24 (1990)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Summer Universiade 1 0 0
World Race Walking Cup 0 2 0

Walter Arena (born May 30, 1964 in Catania) is a retired male race walker from Italy.

Biography

Walter Arena won three medal (one at individual level), at the International athletics competitions.[1] He participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1992), he has 28 caps in national team from 1984 to 1997.[2]

National records

  • 20000 m walk: :19:24 (Norway Fana, 26 May 1990) - current holder

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
1986 European Championships West Germany Stuttgart 5th 20 km 1:22:42
1987 World Race Walking Cup United States New York City 15th 20 km 1:22:49
World Championships Italy Rome DSQ 20 km NT
1989 World Race Walking Cup Spain L'Hospitalet 7th 20 km 1:21:45
World Student Games West Germany Duisburg 1st 20 km 1:23:25
1990 European Championships Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Split 6th 20 km 20 km 1:24:16
1991 World Race Walking Cup United States San Jose 6th 20 km 1:21:01
World Championships Japan Tokyo 7th 20 km 1:21:01
1992 Olympic Games Spain Barcelona 18th 20 km walk 1:29:34
1993 World Championships Germany Stuttgart DSQ 20 km NT
World Race Walking Cup Mexico Monterrey 21st 20 km 1:28:39 [2][3]
1995 World Race Walking Cup China Beijing 12th 20 km 1.22:37 [3]
1997 World Race Walking Cup Czech Republic Poděbrady 24th 20 km 1:20:50

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI". sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 25 December 2012. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Silver medal with the team in the IAAF World Race Walking Cup.

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