Maurizio Damilano Explained

Maurizio Damilano
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Race walking
Club:	Sisport, Turin C.S. Esercito
Birth Date:	1957 4, df=yes
Birth Place:	Scarnafigi, Italy
Weight:	700NaN0
Pb:	20 km race walk: 1:18:54 (1992) 50 km race walk: 3:46:51 (1990)
Country:	Italy

Maurizio Damilano (born 6 April 1957) is an Italian former race walker. He won 15 individual medals (22 also with team events), at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.^[1]

Biography

He was the 1980 Olympic Champion and the 1987 and 1991 World Champion in the 20 km race walk. He has 60 caps in national team from 1977 to 1992.^[2]

Damilano is also the world record holder of the 30 km race walk with the time of 2:01:44.1, achieved in Cuneo in 1992. He is the twin brother of the former race walker Giorgio Damilano and of the coach Sandro Damilano.^[3]

In 1999, Maurizio Damilano and Giorgio Damilano founded Fit Walking.

Achievements

Olympic Games
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow	bgcolor=gold	1st	20 km	1:23:35
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles	3rd	20 km	1:23:26
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul	3rd	20 km	1:20:14
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona	4th	20 km	1:23:39
World Championships
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
1983	align=left	World Championships	align=left	Helsinki	7th	20 km	1:21:57
1987	align=left	World Championships	align=left	Rome	bgcolor=gold	1st	20 km	1:20:45
1991	align=left	World Championships	align=left	Tokyo	bgcolor=gold	1st	20 km	1:19:37
World Indoor Championships
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
1985	align=left	World Indoor Championships	align=left	Paris	bgcolor=silver	2nd	5000 m	19:11.41
European Championships
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
1978	European Championships	Prague	6th	20 km	1:24:57
1982	European Championships	Athens		20 km	NM
		50 km	NM
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart	bgcolor=silver	2nd	20 km	1:21:17
		50 km	NM
1990	European Championships	Split		50 km	NM
European Indoor Championships
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
1981	align=left		align=left	Grenoble	bgcolor=silver	2nd	5000 m	19:13.90
1982	align=left		align=left	Milan	bgcolor=gold	1st	5000 m	19:40.28

National titles

Maurizio Damilano has won the individual national championship 21 times.^{[4] [5]}

• 6 wins in the 10,000 m walk (1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
• 1 win in the 15 km walk (1987)
• 10 wins in the 20 km walk (1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992)
• 3 wins in the 50 km walk (1985, 1986, 1989)
• 1 win in the 3000 metres walk indoor (1984)

See also

• Walk of Fame of Italian sport
• Italy national athletics team – Multiple medalists
• Italy national athletics team - More caps
• Italian Athletics Championships - Multi winners
• FIDAL Hall of Fame
• Italian all-time lists - 20 km walk
• Italian all-time lists - 50 km walk
• Italy at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships
• Fit Walking
• Saluzzo Race Walking School

External links

• • Maurizio Damilano at All-Athletics
• Euro Legends feature article from European Athletics

Notes and References

1. Web site: PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI. sportolimpico.it. 17 February 2013.
2. Book: Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. 2009. FIDAL.
3. Web site: Centro di Marcia - Gli atlteti. scuolacamminosaluzzo.it. it. 18 August 2012.
4. Web site: "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012 . sportolimpico.it . 17 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121224064654/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf . 24 December 2012 .
5. Web site: ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. gbrathletics.com. 17 February 2013.