Giovanni De Benedictis

Giovanni De Benedictis
Personal information
Full nameGiovanni Angelo Maria De Benedictis
NicknameGianni
NationalityItalian
Born (1968-01-08) January 8, 1968 (age 56)
Pescara, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
Coached byMario De Benedictis
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 3000 m walk: 10:47.11 (1990)
  • 10,000 m walk: 38:40.18 (1995)
  • 20 km walk: 1:20:29 (1991)
  • 30 km walk: 2:09:25 (2002)
  • 50 km walk: 3:48:06 (2002)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 0 1 0
World Indoor Championships 0 1 0
European Indoor Championships 1 1 1
Mediterranean Games 1 0 0
European Junior Championships 1 0 1
Total 3 3 3
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 20 km Walk
World Race Walking Cup
Gold medal – first place 1991 San Josè Combined Team
Silver medal – second place 1993 Monterrey 20 km Team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Beijing Combined Team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Monterrey Combined Team

Giovanni De Benedictis (born 8 January 1968, in Pescara) is a retired Italian race walker, that won 9 medals at individual level, 7 of these at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.[1] He participated at five editions of the Summer Olympics (from 1988 to 2004), this like only two others Italian athletes in track and field: the other racewalker champion Abdon Pamich and the sprinter Pietro Mennea.[2] He also won four medals at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup team events (Lugano Trophy).

Biography

Giovanni De Benedictis has won 28 times the individual national championship, third of all-time after Abdon Pamich (40) and Antonio Ambu (34).[3][4] He has 42 caps in seventeen years in the national team from 1987 to 2004.[5]

In addition to the five Olympic Games, he participated in six World Outdoor Championships and two of the World Indoor, four editions of the European Outdoor Championships and five European Indoor, six editions of the World Race Walking Cup and four of the European Race Walking Cup.

World best performances

Achievements

Olympic Games
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
1988 Olympic Games South Korea Seoul 9th 20 km 1:21:18 PB
1992 Olympic Games Spain Barcelona 3rd 20 km 1:23:11 SB
1996 Olympic Games United States Atlanta 27th 20 km 1:25:22
2000 Olympic Games Australia Sydney 16th 20 km 1:23:14 SB
2004 Olympic Games Greece Athens DNF 50 km DSQ
World Championships
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
1991 World Championships Japan Tokyo 4th 20 km 1:20:29 PB
1993 World Championships Germany Stuttgart 2nd 20 km 1:23:06
1995 World Championships Sweden Gothenburg DNF 50 km DSQ
1997 World Championships Greece Athens 8th 20 km 1:23:33
1999 World Championships Spain Sevilla 8th 20 km 1:25:33
2001 World Championships Canada Edmonton DNF 50 km Retired
World Indoor Championships
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
1989 World Indoor Championships Hungary Budapest 5th 5000 m 18:40.87 NR
1991 World Indoor Championships Spain Seville 2nd 5000 m 18:23.60 NR
European Championships
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
1990 European Championships Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Split 8th 20 km 1:24:51
1994 European Championships Finland Helsinki 4th 20 km 1:20:39 SB
1998 European Championships Hungary Budapest 10th 20 km 1:25.06
2002 European Championships Germany Munich DNF 50 km DSQ
European Indoor Championships
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
1988 European Indoor Championships Hungary Budapest 6th 5000 m 18:58.40
1989 European Indoor Championships Netherlands The Hague 3rd 5000 m 18:43.45
1990 European Indoor Championships United Kingdom Glasgow 2nd 5000 m 19:02.90
1992 European Indoor Championships Italy Genoa 1st 5000 m 18:19.97
1994 European Indoor Championships France Paris DNF 5000 m NM [7]
World Race Walking Cup
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
1989 World Race Walking Cup Spain L'Hospitalet 14th 20 km 1:22:25 SB
1991 World Race Walking Cup United States San Jose 5th 20 km 1:21:13 PB
1993 World Race Walking Cup Mexico Monterrey 7th 20 km 1:25:09
1995 World Race Walking Cup China Beijing 12th 50 km 3:49:30
1997 World Race Walking Cup Czech Republic Poděbrady 22nd 20 km 1:20:49 SB
2004 World Race Walking Cup Germany Naumburg 10th 50 km 3:54:25
European Race Walking Cup
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
1996 European Race Walking Cup Spain A Coruña 10th 20 km 1:23:21 SB
1998 European Race Walking Cup Slovakia Dudince DNF 20 km NM
2000 European Race Walking Cup Germany Eisenhüttenstadt 11th 20 km 1:21:43 SB
2001 European Race Walking Cup Slovakia Dudince 15th 50 km 3:54:12 SB
Others competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
1985 European Junior Championships East Germany Cottbus 3rd 10,000 m 42:56.80
1986 World Junior Championships Greece Athens 4th 10,000 m 41:06.95
1987 European Junior Championships United Kingdom Birmingham 1st 10,000 m 39:44.71
1989 World Military Championships Italy Ostia 1st 20 km 1:24:21 [8]
1993 World Military Championships France Tours 1st 20 km [8]
1997 Mediterranean Games Italy Bari 1st 20 km 1:24:59

National titles

He won 28 times the national championships at senior level.[3][4]

Event Outdoor Indoor
20 km walk road 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001
50 km walk road 2004, 2006
10,000 metres walk track 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992,[9][10] 1993, 1995, 1997, 2002
5000 metres walk 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998
18 10

See also

References

  1. ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Annuario dell'Atletica 2009" (in Italian). www.giovannidebenedictis.it. Retrieved 18 August 2017. In particolare condivide questo record insieme ad altri due illustri campioni dell'atletica leggera italiana: Abdon Pamich e Pietro Mennea.
  3. ^ a b "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – UOMINI TUTTI I CAMPIONI – 1906-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  5. ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  6. ^ "World records and best performances, men's indoor". Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 11 Jun 2011.
  7. ^ He was 8th with the time of 19:18.39 in qualification round.
  8. ^ a b "Annuario dell'Atletica 2009" (in Italian). www.giovannidebenedictis.it. Retrieved 18 August 2017. Campionati Mondiali Militari- Roma 1989: Medaglia d'oro sui 20Km; Campionati Mondiali Militari- Tours (FRA) 1993: Medaglia d'oro sui 10Km
  9. ^ The Italian title was won by Pietro Fiorini of G.S. Forestale, the sportolimpico.it web site, usually very accurate, reports an error attributed to De Benedictis. See note below.
  10. ^ "Titoli Italiani 1991 - 1995 - Gruppo Sportivo Forestale" (in Italian). grupposportivoforestale.it. p. 6. Retrieved 21 August 2017. Pietro FIORINI - Atletica leggera – 10km marcia - Bologna 1992
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