Giuseppe Disabato

Giuseppe Disabato

Personal information
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(2006-11-01) 1 November 2006 (age 18)
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Athletics
Event	Race Walking
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Italy World U20 Championships 2024 Lima 10,000 m walk European U20 Championships 2025 Tampere 10,000 m walk 2023 Jerusalem 10,000 m walk European U18 Championships 2022 Jerusalem 10,000 m walk

Giuseppe Disabato (born 1 November 2006) is an Italian race walker. ^[1]

Career

From near Bari, he is a member of the athletics club Amatori Atletica Acquaviva, and is coached by his uncle, Tony Esposito. ^[2]

In June 2022, he became Italian under-18 champion in the 10,000 metres race walk in Milan. ^[3] He won the silver medal in the 10,000 m race walk at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel. ^[4] He won a bronze medal in the 10,000 metres race walk at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel. ^[5]

He was part of the Italian team which placed fifth in the 10 km road race at the 2024 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Antalya, Turkey. He won the Italian junior championships and was a bronze medalist over 10,000 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru. ^[6]

He set a championship record in winning the in the men’s U20 10km race walk event at the 2025 European Race Walking Championships in Podebrady, Czech Republic in May 2025. ^[7] He was a silver medalist in the 10,000 metres race walk finishing behind Spaniard Joan Querol at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland. ^[8]

References

1. "Giuseppe Disabato". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
2. "Giuseppe Disabato d'oro: è campione italiano allievi di marcia sui 10.000". Cassanolive.it. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
3. "Giuseppe Disabato and Martina Sciannamea are the new Italian U18 Champions". marciadalmondo.com. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
4. "Athletics, Under-18 European Championships: Italy wins with the men's relay. Cannavale, Disabato, and Sciannamea take silver". Oasport. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
5. "Amazing Saturday, bronze in Jerusalem". Fidal. August 10, 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
6. Scordo, Joseph (8 September 2024). "Giuseppe Disabato and a bronze medal have earned him a place among the greats of race walking: "Now comes the test in the 20km."". atleticamagazine.it. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
7. "Santacreu and Disabato shatter U20 10km race walk championship records in Podebrady". European Athletics. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
8. Broadbent, Chris (10 Aug 2025). "Querol sets championships record in thrilling 10,000m race walk win". European Athletics. Retrieved 5 October 2025.