Michele Didoni

Michele Didoni (born 7 March 1974 in Milan) is an Italian retired race walker, world champion of the 20 km race walk at Gothenburg 1995.

Michele Didoni
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1974-03-07) 7 March 1974 (age 50)
Milan
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventRace walking
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 20 km: 1:19:59 (1995)
  • 50 km: 3:51:53 (1998)
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1995 Gothenburg20 km walk team
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place1997 Bari20 km walk

Biography

He won six times the national championships at senior level.[1] and after his retire, he was the coach of Italian Olympic champion Alex Schwazer.[2]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Italy
1992World Junior ChampionshipsSeoul, South Korea6th10,000 m41:42.75
1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland10th20 km1:23:21
1995World Race Walking CupBeijing, PR China5th20 km1:20:50
World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden1st20 km1:19:59
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States34th20 km1:26:02
1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece7th20 km1:23:14
Mediterranean GamesBari, Italy2nd20 km1:25:21
1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary11th20 km1:25.54
1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain10th20 km1:26:00
2000European Race Walking CupEisenhüttenstadt, Germany14th20 km1:21:51
Olympic GamesSydney, Australia11th20 km1:21:43
2002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany20 kmDSQ
2003World ChampionshipsParis, France16th20 km1:21:23
2005Mediterranean GamesAlmería, Spain3rd20 km1:26:06

National titles

See also

References