Giovanni De Benedictis

Italian race walker From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Giovanni De Benedictis (born 8 January 1968, in Pescara) is a retired Italian race walker, that won 9 medals at individual level, 7 of these at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.[1] He participated at five editions of the Summer Olympics (from 1988 to 2004), this like only two others Italian athletes in track and field: the other racewalker champion Abdon Pamich and the sprinter Pietro Mennea.[2] He also won four medals at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup team events (Lugano Trophy).

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Giovanni De Benedictis
Personal information
Full nameGiovanni Angelo Maria De Benedictis
NicknameGianni
NationalityItalian
Born (1968-01-08) January 8, 1968 (age 57)
Pescara, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
Coached byMario De Benedictis
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 3000 m walk: 10:47.11 (1990)
  • 10,000 m walk: 38:40.18 (1995)
  • 20 km walk: 1:20:29 (1991)
  • 30 km walk: 2:09:25 (2002)
  • 50 km walk: 3:48:06 (2002)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 0 1 0
World Indoor Championships 0 1 0
European Indoor Championships 1 1 1
Mediterranean Games 1 0 0
European Junior Championships 1 0 1
Total 3 3 3
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona20 km Walk
World Race Walking Cup
1991 San JosèCombined Team
1993 Monterrey20 km Team
1995 BeijingCombined Team
1993 MonterreyCombined Team
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Biography

Giovanni De Benedictis has won 28 times the individual national championship, third of all-time after Abdon Pamich (40) and Antonio Ambu (34).[3][4] He has 42 caps in seventeen years in the national team from 1987 to 2004.[5]

In addition to the five Olympic Games, he participated in six World Outdoor Championships and two of the World Indoor, four editions of the European Outdoor Championships and five European Indoor, six editions of the World Race Walking Cup and four of the European Race Walking Cup.

World best performances

Achievements

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Olympic Games
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
1988 Olympic Games South Korea Seoul 9th 20 km 1:21:18 PB
1992 Olympic Games Spain Barcelona 3rd 20 km 1:23:11 SB
1996 Olympic Games United States Atlanta 27th 20 km 1:25:22
2000 Olympic Games Australia Sydney 16th 20 km 1:23:14 SB
2004 Olympic Games Greece Athens DNF 50 km DSQ
World Championships
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
1991 World Championships Japan Tokyo 4th 20 km 1:20:29 PB
1993 World Championships Germany Stuttgart 2nd 20 km 1:23:06
1995 World Championships Sweden Gothenburg DNF 50 km DSQ
1997 World Championships Greece Athens 8th 20 km 1:23:33
1999 World Championships Spain Sevilla 8th 20 km 1:25:33
2001 World Championships Canada Edmonton DNF 50 km Retired
World Indoor Championships
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
1989 World Indoor Championships Hungary Budapest 5th 5000 m 18:40.87 NR
1991 World Indoor Championships Spain Seville 2nd 5000 m 18:23.60 NR
European Championships
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
1990 European Championships Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Split 8th 20 km 1:24:51
1994 European Championships Finland Helsinki 4th 20 km 1:20:39 SB
1998 European Championships Hungary Budapest 10th 20 km 1:25.06
2002 European Championships Germany Munich DNF 50 km DSQ
European Indoor Championships
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
1988 European Indoor Championships Hungary Budapest 6th 5000 m 18:58.40
1989 European Indoor Championships Netherlands The Hague 3rd 5000 m 18:43.45
1990 European Indoor Championships United Kingdom Glasgow 2nd 5000 m 19:02.90
1992 European Indoor Championships Italy Genoa 1st 5000 m 18:19.97
1994 European Indoor Championships France Paris DNF 5000 m NM [7]
World Race Walking Cup
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
1989 World Race Walking Cup Spain L'Hospitalet 14th 20 km 1:22:25 SB
1991 World Race Walking Cup United States San Jose 5th 20 km 1:21:13 PB
1993 World Race Walking Cup Mexico Monterrey 7th 20 km 1:25:09
1995 World Race Walking Cup China Beijing 12th 50 km 3:49:30
1997 World Race Walking Cup Czech Republic Poděbrady 22nd 20 km 1:20:49 SB
2004 World Race Walking Cup Germany Naumburg 10th 50 km 3:54:25
European Race Walking Cup
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
1996 European Race Walking Cup Spain A Coruña 10th 20 km 1:23:21 SB
1998 European Race Walking Cup Slovakia Dudince DNF 20 km NM
2000 European Race Walking Cup Germany Eisenhüttenstadt 11th 20 km 1:21:43 SB
2001 European Race Walking Cup Slovakia Dudince 15th 50 km 3:54:12 SB
Others competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
1985 European Junior Championships East Germany Cottbus 3rd 10,000 m 42:56.80
1986 World Junior Championships Greece Athens 4th 10,000 m 41:06.95
1987 European Junior Championships United Kingdom Birmingham 1st 10,000 m 39:44.71
1989 World Military Championships Italy Ostia 1st 20 km 1:24:21 [8]
1993 World Military Championships France Tours 1st 20 km [8]
1997 Mediterranean Games Italy Bari 1st 20 km 1:24:59
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National titles

He won 28 times the national championships at senior level.[3][4]

More information Event, Outdoor ...
Event Outdoor Indoor
20 km walk road1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001
50 km walk road2004, 2006
10,000 metres walk track1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992,[9][10] 1993, 1995, 1997, 2002
5000 metres walk1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998
1810
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