Italian former race walker

Olympic Games 1980 Moscow20 km walk 1984 Los Angeles20 km walk 1988 Seoul20 km walkWorld Championships1987 Rome20 km walk1991 Tokyo20 km walkWorld Indoor Championship1985 Paris5,000 mEuropean Championships1986 Stuttgart20 km walkEuropean Indoor Championships1982 Milan5,000 m1981 Grenoble5,000 mUniversiade 1981 Bucharest 20 km walk 1983 Edmonton 20 km walkMediterranean Games 1983 Casablanca20 km walk 1987 Latakia20 km walk 1991 Athens20 km walkWorld Race Walking Cup1981 ValenciaCombined Team1991 San JosèCombined Team1985 St John's20 km walk1983 BergenCombined Team1987 New York CityCombined Team1989 L'HospitaletCombined Team1977 Mylton KeynesCombined Team1985 St John'sCombined Team

Maurizio Damilano (born 6 April 1957 in Scarnafigi, Italy) is an Italian former race walker. He won 15 medals individual (22 also with team events), at senior level, at the International athletics compe*ions.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Achievements
• 3 National *les
• 4 See also
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Biography

He was the 1980 Olympic Champion and the 1987 and 1991 World Champion in the 20 km race walk. He has 60 caps in national team from 1977 to 1992.

Damilano is also the world record holder of the 30 km race walk with the time of 2:01:44.1, achieved in Cuneo in 1992. He is the twin brother of the former race walker Giorgio Damilano and of the coach Sandro Damilano.

In 1999, Maurizio Damilano and Giorgio Damilano founded Fit Walking.

Achievements

National *les

Maurizio Damilano has won the individual national championship 21 times.

• 6 wins in the 10,000 m walk (1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
• 1 win in the 15 km walk (1987)
• 10 wins in the 20 km walk (1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992)
• 3 wins in the 50 km walk (1985, 1986, 1989)
• 1 win in the 3000 metres walk indoor (1984)

See also

• Walk of Fame of Italian sport
• Italy national athletics team – Multiple medalists
• Italy national athletics team - More caps
• Italian Athletics Championships - Multi winners
• FIDAL Hall of Fame
• Italian all-time lists - 20 km walk
• Italian all-time lists - 50 km walk
• Italy at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships
• Fit Walking
• Saluzzo Race Walking School

References

External links

• Maurizio Damilano at World Athletics
• Maurizio Damilano at European Athletic *ociation (archived)
• Maurizio Damilano at Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Maurizio Damilano at Olympics.com
• Maurizio Damilano at Olympedia
• Maurizio Damilano at the Italian Olympic Committee (in Italian)
• Maurizio Damilano at All-Athletics
• Euro Legends feature article from European Athletics