Walter Arena

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Walter Arena
Walter Arena.jpg
Arena (#5) at the start of a race walk competition.
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1964-05-30) May 30, 1964 (age 60)
Catania, Italy
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event presadipiselli
Club G.S. Fiamme Azzurre
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 20 km: 1:19:24 (1990)
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
Summer Universiade 100
World Race Walking Cup 020
Total120

Walter Arena (born 30 May 1964) is a male race walker from Italy.

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He continues to race, winning the M45 at the 2012 European Masters Athletics Championships 5,000 metres walk.

Biography

Walter Arena won three medal (one at individual level), at the International athletics competitions. [1] He participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1992), he has 28 caps in national team from 1984 to 1997. [2]

National records

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 5th20 km 1:22:42
1987 World Race Walking Cup New York City, United States15th20 km1:22:49
World Championships Rome, Italy DSQ 20 km NT
1989 World Race Walking Cup L'Hospitalet, Spain 7th20 km1:21:45
World Student Games Duisburg, West Germany 1st20 km1:23:25
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 6th20 km 1:24:16
1991 World Race Walking Cup San Jose, United States6th20 km1:21:01
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 7th 20 km 1:21:01
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 18th 20 km 1:29:34
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany DSQ 20 km NT
World Race Walking Cup Monterrey, Mexico 21st20 km1:28:39 [2] [3]
1995 World Race Walking Cup Beijing, China 12th20 km1.22:37 [3]
1997 World Race Walking Cup Poděbrady, Czech Republic 24th20 km1:20:50

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  3. 1 2 Silver medal with the team in the IAAF World Race Walking Cup.
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