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Francesco Fortunato

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Francesco Fortunato
Francesco Fortunato at 2015 European Race Walking Cup in Murcia.
Personal information
National teamItaly
Born (1994-12-13) 13 December 1994 (age 29)
Andria, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 20 km: 1:18:59 (2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Italy
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Rome 20 km walk
World Race Walking Cup
Gold medal – first place 2024 Antalya Marathon walk (mixed relay)
Silver medal – second place 2018 Taicang 20 km walk (team)
European Race Walking Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Poděbrady 20 km walk
Gold medal – first place 2023 Poděbrady 20 km walk (team)
Silver medal – second place 2021 Poděbrady 20 km walk (team)

Francesco Fortunato (born 13 December 1994) is an Italian racewalker.[1][2]

Career

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He won a bronze medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships, sixteen national championships and has participated at three editions of the World Athletics Championships (2017, 2022, 2023). He also competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 20 km walk.

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
2012 World Junior Championships Spain Barcelona 21st 10,000 m walk 43:13.27
2013 European Junior Championships Italy Rieti 6th 10,000 m walk 42:23.99
2014 Mediterranean U23 Championships France Aubagne 3rd 10,000 m walk 42:53.52
2015 European U23 Championships Estonia Tallinn 11th 20 km walk 1:28:20
2016 Mediterranean U23 Championships Tunisia Tunis 1st 10,000 m walk 39:46.25
2017 World Championships United Kingdom London 28th 20 km walk 1:22:01 PB
2018 World Race Walking Cup China Taicang 2nd 20 km walk (team) 29 pts
European Championships Germany Berlin 16th 20 km walk 1:23:04
2019 Universiade Italy Naples 5th 20 km walk 1:23:53
2021 Olympic Games Japan Tokyo 15th 20 km walk 1:23:43
2022 World Championships United States Eugene 15th 20 km walk 1:22:50
2023 World Championships Hungary Budapest 11th 20 km walk 1:19:01
2024 World Race Walking Cup Turkey Antalya 1st Mixed relay[a] 2:56:45 PB [b]
European Championships Italy Rome 3rd 20 km walk 1:19:54 SB
Olympic Games France Paris 20th 20 km walk 1:20:38

National titles

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He won 16 national championships at senior level.[3][4]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Distance of the race is 42.195km: male 11.45km, female 10km, male 10km, female 10.745km
  2. ^ He competed in team with Valentina Trapletti

References

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  1. ^ "Londra 2017 Media Guide - The "azzurri" at the World Championships" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. p. 42. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Francesco Fortunato - Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Rovereto: la marcia a Fortunato e Colombi" (in Italian). fidal.it. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. ^ "51^ CAMPIONATI ITALIANI INDIVIDUALI ASSOLUTI INDOOR 2020 M/F" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
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