Francesco Fortunato (born 13 December 1994) is an Italian racewalker.[1][2]
.jpg) Francesco Fortunato at 2015 European Race Walking Cup in Murcia. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National team | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 December 1994 Andria, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Racewalking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
editHe won a bronze medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships, sixteen national championships and has participated at three editions of the World Athletics Championships (2017, 2022, 2023). He also competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 20 km walk.
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona | 21st | 10,000 m walk | 43:13.27 | |
| 2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti | 6th | 10,000 m walk | 42:23.99 | |
| 2014 | Mediterranean U23 Championships | Aubagne | 3rd | 10,000 m walk | 42:53.52 | |
| 2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn | 11th | 20 km walk | 1:28:20 | |
| 2016 | Mediterranean U23 Championships | Tunis | 1st | 10,000 m walk | 39:46.25 | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London | 28th | 20 km walk | 1:22:01 | PB |
| 2018 | World Race Walking Cup | Taicang | 2nd | 20 km walk (team) | 29 pts | |
| European Championships | Berlin | 16th | 20 km walk | 1:23:04 | ||
| 2019 | Universiade | Naples | 5th | 20 km walk | 1:23:53 | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo | 15th | 20 km walk | 1:23:43 | |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene | 15th | 20 km walk | 1:22:50 | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest | 11th | 20 km walk | 1:19:01 | |
| 2024 | World Race Walking Cup | Antalya | 1st | Mixed relay[a] | 2:56:45 | PB [b] |
| European Championships | Rome | 3rd | 20 km walk | 1:19:54 | SB | |
| Olympic Games | Paris | 20th | 20 km walk | 1:20:38 |
National titles
editHe won 16 national championships at senior level.[3][4]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 10 km walk: 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 (5)
- 20 km walk: 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024 (4)
- Italian Indoor Athletics Championships
- 5000 metres walk: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024 (7)[5]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Distance of the race is 42.195km: male 11.45km, female 10km, male 10km, female 10.745km
- ^ He competed in team with Valentina Trapletti
References
edit- ^ "Londra 2017 Media Guide - The "azzurri" at the World Championships" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. p. 42. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Athletics FORTUNATO Francesco". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Francesco Fortunato - Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Rovereto: la marcia a Fortunato e Colombi" (in Italian). fidal.it. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "51^ CAMPIONATI ITALIANI INDIVIDUALI ASSOLUTI INDOOR 2020 M/F" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
External links
edit- Francesco Fortunato at World Athletics
- Francesco Fortunato at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Francesco Fortunato at Olympics.com
- Francesco Fortunato at Olympedia
- Francesco Fortunato at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)