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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 December 1971 Geneve, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Racewalking | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Forestale | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Gisella Orsini (born 8 December 1971) is a Swiss writer and former racewalker. She won a silver medal with the Italian team at the World Race Walking Cup. [1]
At the end of her career as an athlete she started writing, winning prizes with her books, such as in 2016 for Veleno nelle gole (Poison in the throats) and with subsequent ones. [2]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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| 2002 | World Race Walking Cup | Turin | 20th | 20 km | 1:34:37 | |
| 2nd | 20 km team | 26 pts |
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