Walter_Arena
Walter Arena
Italian racewalker
Walter Arena (born 30 May 1964) is a male race walker from Italy.
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Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1964-05-30) May 30, 1964 (age 59) Catania, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Event | presadipiselli | |||||||||||||||||||||
Club | G.S. Fiamme Azzurre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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He continues to race, winning the M45 at the 2012 European Masters Athletics Championships 5,000 metres walk.
Walter Arena won three medal (one at individual level), at the International athletics competitions.[1] He participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1992), he has 28 caps in national team from 1984 to 1997.[2]
- 20000 m walk: 1:19:24 ( Fana, 26 May 1990) - current holder
More information Year, Competition ...
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 5th | 20 km | 1:22:42 |
1987 | World Race Walking Cup | New York City, United States | 15th | 20 km | 1:22:49 |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | DSQ | 20 km | NT | |
1989 | World Race Walking Cup | L'Hospitalet, Spain | 7th | 20 km | 1:21:45 |
World Student Games | Duisburg, West Germany | 1st | 20 km | 1:23:25 | |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 6th | 20 km | 1:24:16 |
1991 | World Race Walking Cup | San Jose, United States | 6th | 20 km | 1:21:01 |
World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 7th | 20 km | 1:21:01 | |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 18th | 20 km | 1:29:34 |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | DSQ | 20 km | NT |
World Race Walking Cup | Monterrey, Mexico | 21st | 20 km | 1:28:39 [2][3] | |
1995 | World Race Walking Cup | Beijing, China | 12th | 20 km | 1.22:37 [3] |
1997 | World Race Walking Cup | Poděbrady, Czech Republic | 24th | 20 km | 1:20:50 |
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- "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- Silver medal with the team in the IAAF World Race Walking Cup.
- Walter Arena at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Walter Arena at World Athletics