Vittorio Visini

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)
Medal record Competitor for Italy Mediterranean Games Gold 1967 Tunis 50 km walk Silver 1971 Smirne 50 km walk

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 City	6th	50 km walk	4:36:33
1972	Olympic Games	Munich	8th	20 km walk	1:32:30
			7th	50 km walk	4:08:31
1976	Olympic Games	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

External links

• Vittorio Visini at Sports Reference
• Vittorio Visini profile at IAAF