Giuseppe De Gaetano

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Giuseppe De Gaetano
Personal information
Nationality
Race walk
Medal record
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

Giuseppe De Gaetano (born 4 October 1966) is a retired male

race walker from Italy
.

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

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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

  • Italy at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup

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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