Giovanni De Benedictis

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Giovanni De Benedictis
C.S. Carabinieri
Coached byMario De Benedictis
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 3000 m walk: 10:47.11 (1990)
  • 10,000 m walk: 38:40.18 (1995)
  • 20 km walk: 1:20:29 (1991)
  • 30 km walk: 2:09:25 (2002)
  • 50 km walk: 3:48:06 (2002)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games
 0 0 1
World Championships
 0 1 0
World Indoor Championships
 0 1 0
European Indoor Championships
 1 1 1
Mediterranean Games 1 0 0
European Junior Championships
 1 0 1
Total 3 3 3
World Race Walking Cup
Gold medal – first place 1991 San Josè Combined Team
Silver medal – second place 1993 Monterrey 20 km Team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Beijing Combined Team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Monterrey Combined Team

Giovanni De Benedictis (born 8 January 1968, in

IAAF World Race Walking Cup team events (Lugano Trophy
).

Biography

Giovanni De Benedictis has won 28 times the individual national championship, third of all-time after Abdon Pamich (40) and Antonio Ambu (34).[3][4] He has 42 caps in seventeen years in the national team from 1987 to 2004.[5]

In addition to the five

European Race Walking Cup
.

World best performances

Achievements

Olympic Games
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
1988 Olympic Games South Korea Seoul 9th 20 km 1:21:18 PB
1992 Olympic Games Spain Barcelona 3rd 20 km
1:23:11
 SB
1996 Olympic Games
Atlanta
 27th 20 km
1:25:22
2000 Olympic Games Australia Sydney 16th 20 km
1:23:14
 SB
2004 Olympic Games Greece Athens DNF 50 km
DSQ
World Championships
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
1991 World Championships Japan Tokyo 4th 20 km
1:20:29
 PB
1993 World Championships Germany Stuttgart 2nd 20 km
1:23:06
1995 World Championships Sweden Gothenburg DNF 50 km
DSQ
1997 World Championships Greece Athens 8th 20 km
1:23:33
1999 World Championships
Sevilla
 8th 20 km
1:25:33
2001 World Championships Canada Edmonton DNF 50 km
Retired
World Indoor Championships
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
1989 World Indoor Championships Hungary Budapest 5th 5000 m 18:40.87 NR
1991 World Indoor Championships Spain Seville 2nd 5000 m 18:23.60 NR
European Championships
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
1990 European Championships
Split
 8th 20 km 1:24:51
1994 European Championships Finland Helsinki 4th 20 km 1:20:39 SB
1998 European Championships Hungary Budapest 10th 20 km 1:25.06
2002 European Championships Germany Munich DNF 50 km
DSQ
European Indoor Championships
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
1988 European Indoor Championships Hungary Budapest 6th 5000 m 18:58.40
1989 European Indoor Championships Netherlands The Hague 3rd 5000 m 18:43.45
1990 European Indoor Championships United Kingdom Glasgow 2nd 5000 m 19:02.90
1992 European Indoor Championships Italy Genoa 1st 5000 m 18:19.97
1994 European Indoor Championships France Paris DNF 5000 m NM [7]
World Race Walking Cup
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
1989 World Race Walking Cup Spain L'Hospitalet 14th 20 km 1:22:25 SB
1991 World Race Walking Cup United States San Jose 5th 20 km 1:21:13 PB
1993 World Race Walking Cup
Monterrey
 7th 20 km 1:25:09
1995 World Race Walking Cup China Beijing 12th 50 km 3:49:30
1997 World Race Walking Cup Czech Republic Poděbrady 22nd 20 km 1:20:49 SB
2004 World Race Walking Cup Germany Naumburg 10th 50 km 3:54:25
European Race Walking Cup
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
1996 European Race Walking Cup Spain A Coruña 10th 20 km 1:23:21 SB
1998 European Race Walking Cup Slovakia Dudince DNF 20 km NM
2000 European Race Walking Cup Germany Eisenhüttenstadt 11th 20 km 1:21:43 SB
2001 European Race Walking Cup Slovakia Dudince 15th 50 km 3:54:12 SB
Others competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
1985 European Junior Championships East Germany Cottbus 3rd 10,000 m 42:56.80
1986 World Junior Championships Greece Athens 4th 10,000 m 41:06.95
1987 European Junior Championships United Kingdom Birmingham 1st 10,000 m 39:44.71
1989 World Military Championships Italy Ostia 1st 20 km 1:24:21 [8]
1993 World Military Championships France Tours 1st 20 km [8]
1997 Mediterranean Games Italy Bari 1st 20 km 1:24:59

National titles

He won 28 times the

senior level.[3][4]

Event Outdoor
Indoor
20 km walk
road		 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001
50 km walk
road		 2004, 2006
10,000 metres walk
track		 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992,[9][10] 1993, 1995, 1997, 2002
5000 metres walk
 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998
18 10

See also

References

  1. ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Annuario dell'Atletica 2009" (in Italian). www.giovannidebenedictis.it. Retrieved 18 August 2017. In particolare condivide questo record insieme ad altri due illustri campioni dell'atletica leggera italiana: Abdon Pamich e Pietro Mennea.
  3. ^ a b "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – UOMINI TUTTI I CAMPIONI – 1906-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  5. FIDAL
    . 2009.
  6. ^ "World records and best performances, men's indoor". Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 11 Jun 2011.
  7. ^ He was 8th with the time of 19:18.39 in qualification round.
  8. ^ a b "Annuario dell'Atletica 2009" (in Italian). www.giovannidebenedictis.it. Retrieved 18 August 2017. Campionati Mondiali Militari- Roma 1989: Medaglia d'oro sui 20Km; Campionati Mondiali Militari- Tours (FRA) 1993: Medaglia d'oro sui 10Km
  9. G.S. Forestale
    , the sportolimpico.it web site, usually very accurate, reports an error attributed to De Benedictis. See note below.
  10. ^ "Titoli Italiani 1991 - 1995 - Gruppo Sportivo Forestale" (in Italian). grupposportivoforestale.it. p. 6. Retrieved 21 August 2017. Pietro FIORINI - Atletica leggera – 10km marcia - Bologna 1992

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