Marco De Luca Explained

Birth Date:12 May 1981
Birth Place:Rome
Country: Italy
Club:G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Nationality:Italian
Sport:Athletics
Event:50km Race Walk
Pb:
  • 20 km: 1:22:01 (2016)
  • 50 km: 3:44:47 (2016)

Marco De Luca (born 12 May 1981 in Rome) is an Italian race walker. His best results at International level are 7th place[1] at 2009 World Championships and 6th[2] at 2006 European Championships and 2010 European Championships.

But the most prestigious achievement of his career was achieved in 2016, at age 35, when he finished fourth at the World Race Walking Team Championships, but was awarded the bronze medal following the disqualification for doping of the teammate Alex Schwazer, who had won the gold medal.[3]

He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in 50 km walk.[4]

Biography

Marco De Luca won three times the individual national championship.[5] [6] At London 2017 for him it is the seventh consecutive participation in the World Championships. He also participated at three editions of the Summer Olympics from 2008 to 201 and four consecutive editions (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) of European Championships (in the editions of the European Championships of the Olympic years, 2012 and 2016, the race walk was not part of the program).

Achievements

2005European Race Walking CupMiskolc, Hungary13th50 km3:55:30
3rd50 km team30 pts
World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland13th50 km3:58:32
2006World Race Walking CupA Coruña, Spain9th50 km
European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden6th50 km3:48:08
2007European Race Walking CupRoyal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom8th50 km3:47:04
World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan - 50 kmDNF
2008World Race Walking CupCheboksary, Russia8th50 km3:49:21
bgcolor=gold1st50 km team128 pts
Olympic GamesBeijing, China19th50 km3:54:47
2009European Race Walking CupMetz, France8th50 km3:54:35
3rd50 km team38 pts
World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany7th50 km3:46:31
2010World Race Walking CupChihuahua, Mexico14th50 km4:00:45
European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain6th50 km3:48:36
2011European Race Walking CupOlhão, Portugalbgcolor=silver2nd50 km3:50:13
bgcolor=gold1st50 km team16 pts
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea12th50 km3:49:40
2012World Race Walking CupSaransk, Russia8th50 km3:49:50
Olympic GamesLondon, Great Britain17th50 km3:47:19
2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia15th50 km3:48:05
2014World Race Walking CupTaicang, China51st20 km1:23:34
European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland7th50 km3:45:25
2015European Race Walking CupMurcia, Spain3rd50 km3:46:21
bgcolor=silver2nd50 km team23 pts
Beijing, China16th50 km3:53:02
2016World Race Walking CupRome, Italy3rd50 km 3:44:47
bgcolor=gold1st50 km team10 pts
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil21st50 km3:54:40
2017London, England9th50 km

National titles

road: 2011

road: 2006, 2009

See also

Notes and References

  1. He was 8th, but became 7th after a disqaulification of an athlete for doping causes.
  2. He was 7th, but became 6th after a disqaulification of an athlete for doping causes.
  3. Doping walker Alex Schwazer handed eight-year ban for second offence. Athletics Weekly. Schwazer returned to competition this year, winning the IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships in Rome in May where he won the 50km event ahead of Australia’s 2012 Olympic champion Jared Tallent, who will now be awarded gold with Ukrainian Ihor Hlavan being upgraded to silver and fellow Italian Marco de Luca handed bronze.. 2 August 2017.
  4. Web site: Athletics de LUCA Marco. 2021-09-19. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 2021-10-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20211014023236/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1297244-de-luca-marco.htm. dead.
  5. Web site: "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012 . sportolimpico.it . 31 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121224064654/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf . 24 December 2012 .
  6. Web site: ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. gbrathletics.com. 31 December 2012.

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