Giuseppe De Gaetano

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Giuseppe De Gaetano
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1966-10-04) 4 October 1966 (age 58)
Padua
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event Race walk
Medal record
World Race Walking Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 San Josè Combined Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Monterrey 20 km Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Beijing Combined Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Monterrey Combined Team

Giuseppe De Gaetano (born 4 October 1966) is a retired male race walker from Italy.

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Biography

He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in 12th place in the men's 50 km walk event. De Gaetano set his personal best (3:51.54) in the men's 50 km walk event in 1993. He was the son of the Italian Olympic racewalker (Rome 1960) Antonio De Gaetano. [1]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1989 World Race Walking Cup L'Hospitalet, Spain 16th50 km3:58:22
1991 World Race Walking Cup San Jose, United States 9th50 km3:55:45
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 6th50 km4:03:43
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 12th 50 km 3:59:13
1993 World Race Walking Cup Monterrey, Mexico 9th50 km4:00:19
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 50 km DQ

See also

References

  1. "Lutto nell'atletica, scompare De Gaetano" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 12 September 2017. Il figlio Giuseppe è riuscito in seguito nell'impresa di seguire le orme del padre, divenendo anch'egli marciatore e riuscendo a partecipare ai Giochi olimpici