Giuseppe De Gaetano

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

Giuseppe De Gaetano
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1966-10-04) 4 October 1966
Padua
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Race walk
Medal record
World Race Walking Cup
Gold medal – first place1991 San JosèCombined Team
Silver medal – second place1993 Monterrey20 km Team
Silver medal – second place1995 BeijingCombined Team
Bronze medal – third place1993 MonterreyCombined Team

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 16th 50 km 3:58:22
1991 World Race Walking Cup San Jose, United States 9th 50 km 3:55:45
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 6th 50 km 4:03:43
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 12th 50 km 3:59:13
1993 World Race Walking Cup Monterrey, Mexico 9th 50 km 4:00:19
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
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