Giuseppe De Gaetano (born 4 October 1966) is a retired male race walker from Italy.
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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1966 Padua | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Race walk | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography edit
He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in 12th place in the men's 50 km walk event. De Gaetano set his personal best (3:51.54) in the men's 50 km walk event in 1993. He was the son of the Italian Olympic racewalker (Rome 1960) Antonio De Gaetano.[1]
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1989 | World Race Walking Cup | L'Hospitalet, Spain | 16th | 50 km | 3:58:22 |
| 1991 | World Race Walking Cup | San Jose, United States | 9th | 50 km | 3:55:45 |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 6th | 50 km | 4:03:43 | |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 12th | 50 km | 3:59:13 |
| 1993 | World Race Walking Cup | Monterrey, Mexico | 9th | 50 km | 4:00:19 |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | — | 50 km | DQ |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Lutto nell'atletica, scompare De Gaetano" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
Il figlio Giuseppe è riuscito in seguito nell'impresa di seguire le orme del padre, divenendo anch'egli marciatore e riuscendo a partecipare ai Giochi olimpici
