Paolo Grecucci
Paolo Grecucci (born 2 February 1952) is an Italian former racewalking athlete.[1] He was a five-time participant at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup and was a bronze medallist in the 50 kilometres race walk at the event in 1977.[2][3]
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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||
Born | February 2, 1952 | ||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Race walk | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Grecucci twice competed for Italy at the European Athletics Championships (1978 and 1982) with his best placing being 15th.[4] Following the event being dropped form the Olympic programme the 1976 World Championships in Athletics was held for 50 km walk and Grecucci was Italy's best performer in seventh place.[5]
At national level, he was twice the 50 km walk winner at the Italian Athletics Championships.[6]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1975 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Le Grand-Quevilly, France | 13th | 50 km walk | 4:23:55 |
1976 | World Championships | Malmö, Sweden | 7th | 50 km walk | 4:04:59 |
1977 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Milton Keynes, United Kingdom | 3rd | 50 km walk | 4:06:27 |
1978 | European Championships | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 15th | 50 km walk | 4:05:46.8 |
1979 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Eschborn, West Germany | 9th | 50 km walk | 3:50:51 |
1981 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Valencia, Spain | 19th | 50 km walk | 4:18:56 |
1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | — | 50 km walk | DNF |
1983 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Bergen, Norway | 7th | 50 km walk | 3:57:14 |
National titles
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 50 km walk: 1976, 1978[6]
References
- Paolo Grecucci. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
- IAAF World Race Walking Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
- IAAF World Race Walking Cup Taicang 2014 Facts & Figures. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK. European Athletics Association, pp. 377-384. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
- IAAF Statistics Book Moscow 2013 (pg. 179). IAAF/AFTS (2013). Edited by Mark Butler. Retrieved on 2013-09-09.
- Italian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
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