Alessandro Gandellini

Alessandro Gandellini

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1973-04-30) April 30, 1973 (age 51) Monza, Italy
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Racewalking
Club	G.S. Fiamme Oro
Achievements and titles
Personal best	20 km walk: 1:20.28 (2000)

Alessandro Gandellini (born 30 April 1973) is an Italian former race walker.

Biography

Alessandro Gandellini participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (2000 and 2004), he has 21 caps in national team from 1996 to 2006. ^[1] He won five times the national championships at senior level.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	12th	20 km
	World Race Walking Cup	Poděbrady, Czech Republic	17th	20 km
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	12th	20 km
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	5th	20 km
	World Race Walking Cup	Mézidon-Canon, France	8th	20 km
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	9th	20 km
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	12th	20 km
	Mediterranean Games	Radès, Tunisia	3rd	20 km
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	7th	20 km
	World Race Walking Cup	Turin, Italy	7th	20 km
2003	European Race Walking Cup	Cheboksary, Russia	2nd	20 km
	World Championships	Paris, France	21st	20 km
2004	World Race Walking Cup	Naumburg, Germany	13th	20 km
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	DNF	20 km

National titles

• Italian Indoor Athletics Championships
  • 5000 metres walk: 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

See also

• Italian all-time lists - 20 km walk
• Italian team at the running events
• Italy at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup

References

1. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.

External links

• Alessandro Gandellini at World Athletics
• Alessandro Gandellini at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Alessandro Gandellini at Olympics.com
• Alessandro Gandellini at Olympedia