Marco De Luca (born 12 May 1981 in Rome) is an Italian race walker. His best results at International level are 7th place[1] at 2009 World Championships and 6th[2] at 2006 European Championships and 2010 European Championships.
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 12, 1981 Rome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 50km Race Walk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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But the most prestigious achievement of his career was achieved in 2016, at age 35, when he finished fourth at the World Race Walking Team Championships, but was awarded the bronze medal following the disqualification for doping of the teammate Alex Schwazer, who had won the gold medal.[3]
He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in 50 km walk.[4]
Biography edit
Marco De Luca won three times the individual national championship.[5][6] At London 2017 for him it is the seventh consecutive participation in the World Championships. He also participated at three editions of the Summer Olympics from 2008 to 201 and four consecutive editions (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) of European Championships (in the editions of the European Championships of the Olympic years, 2012 and 2016, the race walk was not part of the program).
Achievements edit
National titles edit
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 20 km walk: road: 2011
- 50 km walk: road: 2006, 2009
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b He was 8th, but became 7th after a disqaulification of an athlete for doping causes.
- ^ a b He was 7th, but became 6th after a disqaulification of an athlete for doping causes.
- ^ "Doping walker Alex Schwazer handed eight-year ban for second offence". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
Schwazer returned to competition this year, winning the IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships in Rome in May where he won the 50km event ahead of Australia's 2012 Olympic champion Jared Tallent, who will now be awarded gold with Ukrainian Ihor Hlavan being upgraded to silver and fellow Italian Marco de Luca handed bronze.
- ^ "Athletics de LUCA Marco". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-10-14. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
External links edit
- Marco De Luca at World Athletics
- Marco De Luca at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Marco De Luca at Olympics.com
- Marco De Luca at Olympedia
- Marco De Luca at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
