Giovanni De Benedictis Explained

Fullname:Giovanni Angelo Maria De Benedictis
Nickname:Gianni
Nationality:Italian
Sport:Athletics
Event:Racewalking
Club:C.S. Carabinieri
Birth Date:1968 1, mf=yes
Birth Place:Pescara, Italy
Coach:Mario De Benedictis
Weight:63kg (139lb)
Pb:
  • 3000 m walk: 10:47.11 (1990)
    • 20 km walk: 1:20:29 (1991)
  • 30 km walk: 2:09:25 (2002)
  • 50 km walk: 3:48:06 (2002)
Country: Italy

Giovanni De Benedictis (born 8 January 1968, in Pescara) is a retired Italian race walker, that won 9 medals at individual level, 7 of these at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.[1] He participated at five editions of the Summer Olympics (from 1988 to 2004), this like only two others Italian athletes in track and field: the other racewalker champion Abdon Pamich and the sprinter Pietro Mennea.[2] He also won four medals at the 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 Olympic Games, he participated in six World Outdoor Championships and two of the World Indoor, four editions of the European Outdoor Championships and five European Indoor, six editions of the World Race Walking Cup and four of the European Race Walking Cup.

World best performances

Achievements

Olympic Games
Year Competition Venue Position EventTime Notes
1988align=left Olympic Gamesalign=left Seoul9th20 km1:21:18
1992align=left Olympic Gamesalign=left Barcelonabgcolor=cc9966 3rd20 km1:23:11
1996align=left align=left Atlanta27th20 km1:25:22
2000align=left align=left Sydney16th20 km1:23:14
2004Olympic Games Athens50 kmDSQ
World Championships
Year Competition Venue Position EventTime Notes
1991align=left World Championshipsalign=left Tokyo4th20 km1:20:29
1993align=left World Championshipsalign=left Stuttgartbgcolor=silver2nd20 km1:23:06
1995align=left World Championshipsalign=left Gothenburg50 kmDSQ
1997align=left World Championshipsalign=left Athens8th20 km1:23:33
1999align=left align=left Sevilla8th20 km1:25:33
2001align=left align=left Edmonton50 kmRetired
World Indoor Championships
Year Competition Venue Position EventTime Notes
1989align=left World Indoor Championshipsalign=left Budapest5th5000 m18:40.87
1991align=left World Indoor Championshipsalign=left Sevillebgcolor=silver 2nd5000 m18:23.60
European Championships
Year Competition Venue Position EventTime Notes
1990align=left align=left Split8th20 km1:24:51
1994align=left align=left Helsinki4th20 km1:20:39
1998align=left align=left Budapest10th20 km1:25.06
2002align=left align=left Munich50 kmDSQ
European Indoor Championships
Year Competition Venue Position EventTime Notes
1988align=left European Indoor Championshipsalign=left Budapest6th5000 m18:58.40
1989align=left European Indoor Championshipsalign=left The Hague3rd5000 m18:43.45
1990align=left European Indoor Championshipsalign=left Glasgow2nd5000 m19:02.90
1992align=left European Indoor Championshipsalign=left Genoa1st5000 m18:19.97
1994align=left European Indoor Championshipsalign=left Paris5000 mNM[7]
World Race Walking Cup
Year Competition Venue Position EventTime Notes
1989align=left align=left L'Hospitalet14th20 km1:22:25
1991align=left align=left San Jose5th20 km1:21:13
1993align=left align=left Monterrey7th20 km1:25:09
1995align=left align=left Beijing12th50 km3:49:30
1997align=left align=left Poděbrady22nd20 km1:20:49
2004align=left align=left Naumburg10th50 km3:54:25
European Race Walking Cup
Year Competition Venue Position EventTime Notes
1996align=left align=left A Coruña10th20 km1:23:21
1998align=left align=left Dudince20 kmNM
2000align=left align=left Eisenhüttenstadt11th20 km1:21:43
2001align=left align=left Dudince15th50 km3:54:12
Others competitions
Year Competition Venue Position EventTime Notes
1985align=left European Junior Championshipsalign=left Cottbus3rd10,000 m42:56.80
1986align=left align=left Athens4th10,000 m41:06.95
1987align=left European Junior Championshipsalign=left Birmingham1st10,000 m39:44.71
1989align=left World Military Championshipsalign=left Ostiabgcolor=gold 1st20 km1:24:21[8]
1993align=left World Military Championshipsalign=left Toursbgcolor=gold 1st20 km
1997align=left align=left Bari1st20 km1:24:59

National titles

He won 28 times the national championships at senior level.[3] [4]

EventOutdoorIndoor
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
1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998
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See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI. sportolimpico.it. 24 December 2012.
  2. Web site: Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. it. In particolare condivide questo record insieme ad altri due illustri campioni dell’atletica leggera italiana: Abdon Pamich e Pietro Mennea.. www.giovannidebenedictis.it. 18 August 2017.
  3. Web site: CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – UOMINI TUTTI I CAMPIONI – 1906-2016. sportolimpico.it. 21 August 2017.
  4. Web site: ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. gbrathletics.com. 21 August 2017.
  5. Book: Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. 2009. FIDAL.
  6. Web site: World records and best performances, men's indoor. Athletics Weekly. 11 Jun 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721064325/http://www.athleticsweekly.com/stats/records/world-records-and-best-performances-mens-indoor/. 21 July 2011.
  7. He was 8th with the time of 19:18.39 in qualification round.
  8. Web site: Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. it. Campionati Mondiali Militari- Roma 1989: Medaglia d’oro sui 20Km; Campionati Mondiali Militari- Tours (FRA) 1993: Medaglia d’oro sui 10Km. www.giovannidebenedictis.it. 18 August 2017.
  9. The Italian title was won by Pietro Fiorini of G.S. Forestale, the sportolimpico.it web site, usually very accurate, reports an error attributed to De Benedictis. See note below.
  10. Web site: Titoli Italiani 1991 - 1995 - Gruppo Sportivo Forestale. grupposportivoforestale.it. Pietro FIORINI - Atletica leggera – 10km marcia - Bologna 1992. 6. it. 21 August 2017.

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