Eleonora Giorgi (racewalker)

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Eleonora Anna Giorgi (born 14 September 1989) is an Italian race walker bronze medal at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 20 km walk. [2]

Eleonora Giorgi
Giorgi in 2015 in Murcia
Personal information
Full nameEleonora Anna Giorgi
NationalityItalian
Born (1989-09-14) 14 September 1989 (age 34)
Milan, Italy
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking
ClubFiamme Azzurre[1]
Coached byGiovanni Perricelli
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 20 km walk: 1:29:48 (2012)
  • 50 km walk: 4:04:50 (2019)
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
World Championships001
World Race Walking Cup010
European Race Walking Team C'ships231
Mediterranean Games100
Total342
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Doha50 km walk
World Race Walking Cup
Silver medal – second place2018 Taicang20 km walk (team)
European Race Walking Team Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Alytus50 km walk
Gold medal – first place2021 Poděbrady35 km walk (team)
Silver medal – second place2015 Murcia20 km walk
Silver medal – second place2015 Murcia20 km walk (team)
Silver medal – second place2021 Poděbrady35 km walk
Bronze medal – third place2019 Alytus50 km walk (team)
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2013 Mersin20 km walk

She is the 5000 metres race walk (outdoor, track) world record holder with the time of 20:01.80 sets on 18 May 2014 in Misterbianco.[3]

Biography edit

On 9 June 2012 in A Coruña, one leg of IAAF Race Walking Gran Prix 2012 she obtained the "standard A" for 2012 Summer Olympics, on 13 March at the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Saransk (Russia) she ranked 14th, matching the other FIDAL requirement (classify among the first 20 athletes) for FIDAL).[4] On 6 July 2012 she won the race in Bressanone walking 10 km in 45 min 19 sec and received the gold medal.

On 29 September 2019 she won the bronze medal at the first edition of the 50 km race walk at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, race held at night from 11 pm to 3 am the following morning, to try to alleviate the strong heat. She is engaged to the Italian racewalker Matteo Giupponi.[5]

Statistics edit

World records edit

European records edit

Achievements edit

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
Youth level
2008World Race Walking Cup (U20) Cheboksary27th10 km49:44
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz18th10,000m47:58.68
2009European U23 Championships Kaunas11th20 km walk1:39:42
Senior level
2011European Race Walking Cup Olhão28th20 km1:38:29
European U23 Championships Ostrava4th20 km walk1:38:41
2012World Race Walking Cup Saransk14th20 km walk1:32:57PB
World Race Walking Challenge A Coruña6th20 km walk1:31:18PB
Olympic Games London14th20 km walk1:29:48PB
2013European Race Walking Cup Dudince6th20 km1:32:09
Mediterranean Games Mersin1st20 km walk1:39.13
World Championships Moscow10th20 km walk1:30:01SB
2014World Race Walking Cup Taicang5th20 km1:27:05
2015European Race Walking Cup Murcia2nd20 km1:26:17
2nd20 km – Team30 pts
World Championships BeijingDSQ20 km walk-
2018Race Walking Team Championships Taicang2nd20 km – Team38 pts
2019European Race Walking Cup Alytus1st50 km4:04:50AR
3rd50 km – Team50 pts
World Championships Doha3rd50 km4:29:13

National titles edit

Giorgi won seven national championships at individual senior level.[7][8]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Giovanni Pellielo ...e sono quattro!" (PDF) (in Italian). poliziapenitenziaria.it. 12 September 2016. p. 22. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Athletics - GIORGI Eleonora Anna". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Eleonora Giorgi nella storia: record mondiale dei 5 km di marcia in pista" (in Italian). atleticalive.it. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Marcia: Rubino quarto a La Coruna, Giorgi sesta nello IAAF Race Walking Challenge" (in Italian). olimpiadi.blogosfere.it. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Doha, 50 km di gioia: Giorgi bronzo mondiale!" (in Italian). olimpiadi.blogosfere.it. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019. È legata sentimentalmente a un azzurro della marcia, Matteo Giupponi.
  6. ^ "Milano, Giorgi premiata per il record" (in Italian). fidal.it. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  7. ^ "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  8. ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Eleonora Giorgi - Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Campionati Italiani Assoluti Trieste 2017 Marcia Donne" (in Italian). marcia.it. Retrieved 25 September 2018.

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