Francesco Fortunato
![]() Francesco Fortunato at 2015 European Race Walking Cup in Murcia. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National team | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Andria, Italy | 13 December 1994||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- Italian team at the running events
- Italy at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships
- Italy at the European Race Walking Team Championships
References[edit]
- ^ "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[edit]
- 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)