Giuseppe De Gaetano
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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1966 Padua | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Race walk | |||||||||||||||||
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Giuseppe De Gaetano (born 4 October 1966) is a retired male race walker from Italy.
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
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