| Nationality: | Italian |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Middle distance running |
| Club: | CUS Roma Fiamme Azzurre |
| Birth Date: | 15 September 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Catania, Italy |
| Weight: | 83kg (183lb) |
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| Country: |  Italy |
Giuseppe D'Urso (born 15 September 1969) is a former Italian 800 metres runner, vice-world champion in 1993.
Giuseppe D'Urso won four medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.[1] He participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1996), he has 31 caps in national team from 1989 to 2000.[2] He won a silver medal at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart. In addition he won a silver medal at the 1996 European Indoor Championships. His personal best in 800 metres is 1'43"95.
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 5th | 800m | 1:53.34 | |
| 1990 | Split, Yugoslavia | 7th | 800 metres | 1:47.29 | ||
| 1991 | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 1st | 800 metres | 1:46.82 | ||
| 1993 | Stuttgart, Germany | 2nd | 800 metres | 1:44.86 | ||
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th | 800m | 1:46.90 | |
| 1995 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 800 metres | 1:47.43 | |||
| 1996 | Stockholm, Sweden | 2nd | 800 metres | 1:48.04 | ||
| Atlanta, United States | 800 metres | 1:46.97 | ||||
| 1997 | Bari, Italy | 1st | 800 metres | 1:47.10 | ||
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | 1500 metres | ||||
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 800 metres | 1:48.95 | ||
| 1500 metres | ||||||
| 1999 | World Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 14th | 1500 metres | 3:50.71 | |
He has won 7 times the individual national championship.[3] [4]