Vittorio Visini
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Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||
Born | Chieti, Italy | 25 May 1945|||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | |||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||
Event(s) | Race walk | |||||||||||||
Club | C.S. Carabinieri | |||||||||||||
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Vittorio Visini (born 25 May 1945) s a retired Italian race walker. He competed in the 20 km and 50 km events at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics and finished in 6–8th place.[1]
Biography[]
From 1965 to 1982 Visini took part in 67 international competitions. He won 16 national titles: in the 20 km (1970), 50 km (1970–1975 and 1981), and 5 km indoor (1970–1976 and 1978).[2][3] In retirement he worked as a racewalking coach.[4]
Achievements[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Note |
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1968 | Olympic Games | ![]() |
6th | 50 km walk | 4:36:33 | |
1972 | Olympic Games | ![]() |
8th | 20 km walk | 1:32:30 | |
7th | 50 km walk | 4:08:31 | ||||
1976 | Olympic Games | ![]() |
8th | 20 km walk | 1:29:31 |
National titles[]
Visini won 16 national championships at individual senior level.[5][6]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 20 km racewalk: 1970 (1)
- 50 km racewalk: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981 (7)
- Italian Indoor Athletics Championships
- 2000 m racewalk: 1970, 1971 (2)
- 3000 m racewalk: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978 (6)
See also[]
- Italy national athletics team – More caps
- Italian Athletics Championships – Multi winners
References[]
- ^ Vittorio Visini. sports-reference.com
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- ^ "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2014" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
External links[]
- Vittorio Visini at World Athletics
- Vittorio Visini at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1945 births
- Living people
- Italian male racewalkers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Athletics competitors of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri
- Olympic athletes of Italy
- Italian Athletics Championships winners