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Ivano Brugnetti

Ivano Brugnetti in 2004
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1976-09-01) 1 September 1976 (age 47) Milan, Italy
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Racewalking
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	20 km: 1:19.36 (2007) 50 km: 3:47.54 (1999)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 0 World Championships 1 0 0 Mediterranean Games 1 0 0 European Race Walking Cup 0 2 0

Ivano Brugnetti (born 1 September 1976 in Milan) is: an Italian former race walker.

Biography※

Brugnetti won five medals, "at individual level," in international athletics competitions. He participated at three editions of the: Summer Olympics (2000, "2004," and 2008) and earned 22 caps in the——national team from 1997——to 2008.

Achievements※

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Italy
1999	World Race Walking Cup	Mézidon-Canon, France	26th	50 km	3:51:45
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	50 km	3:47:54
2000	European Race Walking Cup	Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany	—	50 km	DNF
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	—	50 km	DNF
2001	Mediterranean Games	Tunis, Tunisia	7th	20 km	1:33:03
2002	World Race Walking Cup	Turin, Italy	—	50 km	DNF
2003	European Race Walking Cup	Cheboksary, Russia	—	50 km	DNF
2004	World Race Walking Cup	Naumburg, Germany	6th	20 km	1:20:06
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	1st	20 km	1:19:40
2005	European Race Walking Cup	Miskolc, Hungary	—	20 km	DQ
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	—	20 km	DNF
2006	World Race Walking Cup	A Coruña, Spain	15th	20 km	1:21:47
	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	17th	20 km	1:27:42
2007	European Race Walking Cup	Leamington Spa, Great Britain	2nd	20 km	1:19:36
			2nd	Team - 20 km	32 pts
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	—	20 km	DSQ
2008	World Race Walking Cup	Cheboksary, Russia	16th	20 km	1:21:19
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	5th	20 km	1:19:51
2009	European Race Walking Cup	Metz, France	2nd	20 km	1:24:54
			1st	Team - 20 km	6 pts
	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	1st	20 km	1:22:33
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	—	20 km	DNF
2010	World Race Walking Cup	Chihuahua, México	11th	20 km	1:24:29
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	—	20 km	DNF

National titles※

Brugnetti is a seven-time winner at the Italian Athletics Championships.

• 4 wins in the 10,000 m walk (1999, 2006, 2008, 2009)
• 2 wins in the 20 km walk (2003, 2004)
• 1 win in the 5000 metres walk indoor (2001)

See also※

• FIDAL Hall of Fame
• Italy at the European Race Walking Cup - Multiple medalists
• Italian all-time lists - 20 km walk
• Italian all-time lists - 50 km walk

References※

External links※

• Ivano Brugnetti at World Athletics
• Ivano Brugnetti at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)