Francesco Fortunato
Italian racewalker (born 1994)
![]() Francesco Fortunato at 2015 European Race Walking Cup in Murcia. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National team | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1994-12-13) 13 December 1994 (age 29) Andria, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Racewalking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Francesco Fortunato (born 13 December 1994) is an Italian racewalker.[1][2]
Career
He won bronze medal at 2024 European Athletics Championships, sixteen national championships and participated at three editons of the World Athletics Championships (2017, 2022, 2023). He also competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 20 km walk,
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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2012 | World Junior Championships | ![]() | 21st | 10,000 m walk | 43:13.27 | |
2013 | European Junior Championships | ![]() | 6th | 10,000 m walk | 42:23.99 | |
2014 | Mediterranean U23 Championships | ![]() | 3rd | 10,000 m walk | 42:53.52 | |
2015 | European U23 Championships | ![]() | 11th | 20 km walk | 1:28:20 | |
2016 | Mediterranean U23 Championships | ![]() | 1st | 10,000 m walk | 39:46.25 | |
2017 | World Championships | ![]() | 28th | 20 km walk | 1:22:01 | PB |
2018 | European Championships | ![]() | 16th | 20 km walk | 1:23:04 | |
2019 | Universiade | ![]() | 5th | 20 km walk | 1:23:53 | |
2024 | European Championships | ![]() | 3rd | 20 km walk | 1:19:54 | SB |
National titles
He won 16 national championships at senior level.[3][4]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 10 km walk: 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 (5)
- 20 km walk: 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024 (4)
- Italian Indoor Athletics Championships
- 5000 metres walk: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024 (7)[5]
See also
- Italian team at the running events
- Italy at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships
- Italy at the European Race Walking Team Championships
References
- ^ "Londra 2017 Media Guide - The "azzurri" at the World Championships" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. p. 42. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Athletics FORTUNATO Francesco". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Francesco Fortunato - Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Rovereto: la marcia a Fortunato e Colombi" (in Italian). fidal.it. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "51^ CAMPIONATI ITALIANI INDIVIDUALI ASSOLUTI INDOOR 2020 M/F" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
External links
- Francesco Fortunato at World Athletics
- Francesco Fortunato at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Francesco Fortunato at Olympics.com
- Francesco Fortunato at Olympedia
- Francesco Fortunato at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- v
- t
- e
- 1907: Arturo Balestrieri
- 1908: Angelo Claro
- 1909: Pietro Fontana
- 1910: Fernando Altimani
- 1911: Fernando Altimani
- 1912: Fernando Altimani
- 1913: Fernando Altimani
- 1914: Giovanni Galli
- 1915-1918: not held
- 1919: Ugo Frigerio
- 1920: Ugo Frigerio
- 1921: Ugo Frigerio
- 1922: Armando Valente
- 1923: Ugo Frigerio
- 1924: Ugo Frigerio
- 1925: Ettore Gariboldi
- 1926: Armando Valente
- 1927: Armando Valente
- 1928: Armando Valente
- 1929: Armando Valente
- 1930: not held
- 1931: Ugo Frigerio
- 1932-1936: not held
- 1937: Giovanni Andreini
- 1938: Luigi Peri
- 1939: Giuseppe Kressevich
- 1940: Giuseppe Kressevich
- 1941: Giuseppe Kressevich
- 1942: Giuseppe Kressevich
- 1943: Giuseppe Kressevich
- 1944: not held
- 1945: Giuseppe Kressevich
- 1946: Pino Dordoni
- 1947: Pino Dordoni
- 1948: Pino Dordoni
- 1949: Pino Dordoni
- 1950: Pino Dordoni
- 1951: Pino Dordoni
- 1952: Pino Dordoni
- 1953: Pino Dordoni
- 1954: Pino Dordoni
- 1955: Pino Dordoni
- 1956: Abdon Pamich
- 1957: Pino Dordoni
- 1958: Abdon Pamich
- 1959: Abdon Pamich
- 1960: Abdon Pamich
- 1961: Abdon Pamich
- 1962: Abdon Pamich
- 1963: Abdon Pamich
- 1964: Abdon Pamich
- 1965: Abdon Pamich
- 1966: Abdon Pamich
- 1967: Abdon Pamich
- 1968: Abdon Pamich
- 1969: Abdon Pamich
- 1970-1978: not held
- 1979: Maurizio Damilano
- 1980: Carlo Mattioli
- 1981: Maurizio Damilano
- 1982: Maurizio Damilano
- 1983: Maurizio Damilano
- 1984: Maurizio Damilano
- 1985: Maurizio Damilano
- 1986: Carlo Mattioli
- 1987: Maurizio Damilano
- 1988: Giovanni De Benedictis
- 1989: Giovanni De Benedictis
- 1990: Giovanni De Benedictis
- 1991: Giovanni De Benedictis
- 1992: Giovanni De Benedictis
- 1993: Giovanni De Benedictis
- 1994: Michele Didoni
- 1995: Giovanni De Benedictis
- 1996: Michele Didoni
- 1997: Giovanni De Benedictis
- 1998: Michele Didoni
- 1999: Ivano Brugnetti
- 2000: Marco Giungi
- 2001: Michele Didoni
- 2002: Giovanni De Benedictis
- 2003: Andrea Manfredini
- 2004: Lorenzo Civallero
- 2005: Enrico Lang
- 2006: Ivano Brugnetti
- 2007: Alex Schwazer
- 2008: Ivano Brugnetti
- 2009: Ivano Brugnetti
- 2010: Alex Schwazer
- 2011: Jean Jacques Nkouloukidi
- 2012: Giorgio Rubino
- 2013: Matteo Giupponi
- 2014: Giorgio Rubino
- 2015: Federico Tontodonati
- 2016: Francesco Fortunato
- 2017: Federico Tontodonati
- 2018: Massimo Stano
- 2019: Gianluca Picchiottino
- 2020: Francesco Fortunato
- 2021: Francesco Fortunato
- 2022: Francesco Fortunato
- 2023: Francesco Fortunato
- 2024: Andrea Agrusti
From 2012 the championships is 10 km walk on road (except in 2017)