Italian racewalker (born 1994)
 Francesco Fortunato at 2015 European Race Walking Cup in Murcia. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National team | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1994-12-13) 13 December 1994 (age 29) Andria, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.
Career※
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※
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 2012 | World Junior Championships |  Barcelona
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21st | 10,000 m walk | 43:13.27 | |
| 2013 | European Junior Championships |  Rieti
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6th | 10,000 m walk | 42:23.99 | |
| 2014 | Mediterranean U23 Championships |  Aubagne
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3rd | 10,000 m walk | 42:53.52 | |
| 2015 | European U23 Championships |  Tallinn
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11th | 20 km walk | 1:28:20 | |
| 2016 | Mediterranean U23 Championships |  Tunis
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1st | 10,000 m walk | 39:46.25 | |
| 2017 | World Championships |  London
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28th | 20 km walk | 1:22:01 | PB |
| 2018 | European Championships |  Berlin
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16th | 20 km walk | 1:23:04 | |
| 2019 | Universiade | Naples
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5th | 20 km walk | 1:23:53 | |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome
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3rd | 20 km walk | 1:19:54 | SB |
National titles※
He won 16 national championships at senior level.
- 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)
See also※
- Italian team at the running events
- Italy at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships
- Italy at the European Race Walking Team Championships
References※
- ^ "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※
- 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)
Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Italian male racewalkers
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
- Athletics competitors of Fiamme Gialle
- Italian Athletics Championships winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen
- People from Andria