Rossella Giordano

Rossella Giordano (born 1 December 1972) is an Italian race walker.

Rossella Giordano

Giordano in 2015 at 43.
Personal information
Born	(1972-12-01) December 1, 1972 (age 51) Asti, Italy
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Racewalking
Club	G.S. Fiamme Azzurre
Coached by	Sandro Damilano
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	10 km: 41:38 (1997) 10 km: 1:29:12 (1997)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Summer Universiade 0 3 0 World Race Walking Cup 0 1 0 European Race Walking Cup 2 2 0

Biography

Rossella Giordano won four silver medals, to senior level, at the International athletics competitions.^[1] She participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1996 and 2004), she has 25 caps in national team from 1996 to 2008.^[2]

National record

• 20000 metres walk (track): 1:30:48 ( Almada, 4 August 2000)

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Italy
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	18th	5000m	23:53.80
1995	World Race Walking Cup	Beijing, PR China	7th	10 km	43:44
	World Student Games	Fukuoka, Japan	2nd	10 km	43:30
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	6th	10 km	42:26
1996	European Race Walking Cup	A Coruña, Spain	2nd	10 km	43:27
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	5th	10 km	42:43
1997	World Race Walking Cup	Poděbrady, Czech Republic	5th	10 km	42:37
	World Student Games	Catania, Italy	2nd	10 km	44:31
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	27th	20 km	1:38:06
	World Student Games	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	2nd	10 km	44:39
2002	World Race Walking Cup	Turin, Italy	9th	20 km	1:31:10
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	6th	20 km	1:29:14
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	11th	20 km	1:30:39
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	18th	20 km	1:33:56

National titles

She won three times the individual national championship.^[3]

• 3 wins in the 10 km walk (1996, 1998)
• 1 win in the 5000 m walk track (2006)

See also

• Italy at the European Race Walking Cup - Multiple medalists
• Italian all-time lists - 20 km walk

References

1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
2. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
3. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.

External links

• Rossella Giordano at World Athletics
• Rossella Giordano at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Rossella Giordano at Olympics.com
• Rossella Giordano at Olympedia
• Rossella Giordano at RAI
• Rossella Giordano at Marcia nel mondo (in Italian)