Maurizio Damilano

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 (154 lb)
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Race walking
Club Sisport Iveco Fiat, Turin
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
1980 Moscow 20 km walk
1984 Los Angeles 20 km walk
1988 Seoul 20 km walk
World Championships
1987 Rome 20 km walk
1991 Tokyo 20 km walk
World Indoor Championship
1985 Paris 5,000 m
European Championships
1986 Stuttgart 20 km walk
European Indoor Championships
1982 Milan 5,000 m
1981 Grenoble 5,000 m
Universiade
1981 Bucharest 20 km walk
Mediterranean Games
1983 Casablanca 20 km walk
1987 Latakia 20 km walk
1991 Athens 20 km walk
World Race Walking Cup
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]

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]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Italy
1978 European Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia 6th 20 km 1:24:57.5
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 1st 20 km 1:23:35 OR
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece — 20 km DQ
— 50 km DNF
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 3rd 20 km 1:23:26
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 2nd 20 km 1:21:17
— 50 km DNF
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 3rd 20 km 1:20:14
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia — 50 km DNF
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 4th 20 km 1:23:39

National championships

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). 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" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
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