Elisabetta Perrone

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Elisabetta Perrone
Elisabetta Perrone.jpg
Perrone in a race walk competition in Biella in 1993.
Personal information
Born (1968-07-09) 9 July 1968 (age 53)
Camburzano, Biella, Italy
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Racewalking
ClubG.S. Forestale
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 10 km: 41:56 (1993)
  • 20 km: 1:27:09 (2001)
Medal record
Individual
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 0 1 1
Mediterranean Games 1 1 0
European Race Walking Cup 0 2 1
Total 1 5 2
Team
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Race Walking Cup 1 4 0
European Race Walking Cup 3 2 0
Total 4 6 0
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 10 km walk
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Gothenburg 10 km walk
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Edmonton 20 km walk

Elisabetta Perrone (born 9 July 1968) is a former race walker from Italy who won eighteen medals, eight of these at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.[1]

Biography[]

Elisabetta Perrone won six medals, at individual level, at the International athletics competitions.[1] She participated at four editions of the Summer Olympics (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004), she has 39 caps in sixteen years in national team from 1981 to 2004.[2]

National records[]

  • 20 km race walk: 1:27:09 (Slovakia Dudince, 19 May 2001). Record held until 17 May 2015 (broken by Eleonora Giorgi with 1:26:17)
  • 5000 m race walk: 20:12.24 (Italy Rieti, 2 August 2003).[3] Record held until 18 May 2014 (broken by Eleonora Giorgi with 20.01.80)

Achievements[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Italy
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 19th 10 km 46:43
1993 World Race Walking Cup Monterrey, Mexico 10th 10 km 46:49
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 4th 10 km 43:26
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 7th 10 km 43:47
1995 World Race Walking Cup Beijing, China 6th 10 km 43:13
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd 10 km 42:16
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 2nd 10 km 42:12
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 10th 10,000 m 45:16.64
Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 1st 10 km 44:40
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 11th 10 km 44:04
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 21st 20 km 1:36:24
2000 European Race Walking Cup Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany 2nd 20 km 1:27:42
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia — 20 km DSQ
2001 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 3rd 20 km 1:27:09
Mediterranean Games Tunis, Tunisia 2nd 20 km 1:36:47
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 3rd 20 km 1:28:56
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 6th 20 km 1:30:25
2003 European Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 2nd 20 km 1:27:58
World Championships Paris, France — 20 km DNF
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 18th 20 km 1:32:21

National titles[]

Perrone won 9 national championships at individual senior level.

See also[]

  • Italy at the European Race Walking Cup - Multiple medalists
  • Italian all-time lists - 20 km walk

References[]

  1. ^ a b "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  2. ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  3. ^ "LISTE ITALIANE ALL TIME al 25 giugno 2017" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. p. 59. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  5. ^ "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – DONNE TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF) (in Italian). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  6. ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 26 December 2012.

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