Walter Arena
Appearance
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Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Catania, Italy | May 30, 1964|||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Racewalking | |||||||||||||||||
Club | G.S. Fiamme Azzurre | |||||||||||||||||
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Walter Arena (born May 30, 1964 in Catania) is a male race walker from Italy.
Biography
Walter Arena won three medal (one at individual level), at the International athletics competitions.[1] He participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1992), he has 28 caps in national team from 1984 to 1997.[2]
National records
- 20000 m walk: :19:24 (
Fana, 26 May 1990) - current holder
He continues to race, winning the M45 at the 2012 European Masters Athletics Championships 5,000 metres walk.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 5th | 20 km | 1:22:42 |
1987 | World Race Walking Cup | New York City, United States | 15th | 20 km | 1:22:49 |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | DSQ | 20 km | NT | |
1989 | World Race Walking Cup | L'Hospitalet, Spain | 7th | 20 km | 1:21:45 |
World Student Games | Duisburg, West Germany | 1st | 20 km | 1:23:25 | |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 6th | 20 km | 1:24:16 |
1991 | World Race Walking Cup | San Jose, United States | 6th | 20 km | 1:21:01 |
World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 7th | 20 km | 1:21:01 | |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 18th | 20 km | 1:29:34 |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | DSQ | 20 km | NT |
World Race Walking Cup | Monterrey, Mexico | 21st | 20 km | 1:28:39 [2][3] | |
1995 | World Race Walking Cup | Beijing, China | 12th | 20 km | 1.22:37 [3] |
1997 | World Race Walking Cup | Poděbrady, Czech Republic | 24th | 20 km | 1:20:50 |
See also
References
- ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ a b Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- ^ a b Silver medal with the team in the IAAF World Race Walking Cup.
External links
- Walter Arena at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Walter Arena at World Athletics
Categories:
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Italian male racewalkers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletics competitors of Fiamme Azzurre
- Olympic athletes of Italy
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Sportspeople from Catania
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
- Universiade gold medalists for Italy
- Medalists at the 1989 Summer Universiade