Giuseppe De Gaetano Explained

Nationality:	Italian
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Race walk
Birth Date:	4 October 1966
Birth Place:	Padua
Country:	Italy

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

1989		L'Hospitalet, Spain	16th	50 km	3:58:22
1991		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		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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lutto nell'atletica, scompare De Gaetano. fidal.it. it. 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. 12 September 2017.