Paolo Grecucci

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Paolo Grecucci
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1952-02-02) February 2, 1952 (age 73)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event Race walk
Medal record
IAAF World Race Walking Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1981 Valencia Combined Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 Bergen Combined Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1977 Milton Keynes 50 km walk
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1977 Milton Keynes Combined Team

Paolo Grecucci (born 2 February 1952) is an Italian former racewalking athlete. [1] He was a five-time participant at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup and was a bronze medallist in the 50 kilometres race walk at the event in 1977. [2] [3]

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Biography

Grecucci twice competed for Italy at the European Athletics Championships (1978 and 1982) with his best placing being 15th. [4] Following the event being dropped form the Olympic programme the 1976 World Championships in Athletics was held for 50 km walk and Grecucci was Italy's best performer in seventh place. [5]

At national level, he was twice the 50 km walk winner at the Italian Athletics Championships. [6]

International competitions

Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1975 World Race Walking Cup Le Grand-Quevilly, France13th50 km walk4:23:55
1976 World Championships Malmö, Sweden7th50 km walk4:04:59
1977 World Race Walking Cup Milton Keynes, United Kingdom3rd50 km walk4:06:27
1978 European Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia15th 50 km walk 4:05:46.8
1979 World Race Walking Cup Eschborn, West Germany9th50 km walk3:50:51
1981 World Race Walking Cup Valencia, Spain 19th50 km walk4:18:56
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece— 50 km walk DNF
1983 World Race Walking Cup Bergen, Norway7th50 km walk3:57:14

National titles

References

  1. ↑ Paolo Grecucci. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
  2. ↑ IAAF World Race Walking Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
  3. ↑ IAAF World Race Walking Cup Taicang 2014 Facts & Figures. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
  4. ↑ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK. European Athletics Association, pp. 377-384. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
  5. ↑ IAAF Statistics Book Moscow 2013 (pg. 179). IAAF/AFTS (2013). Edited by Mark Butler. Retrieved on 2013-09-09.
  6. 1 2 Italian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
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