Giovanni Perricelli

Giovanni "Gianni" Perricelli (born August 25, 1967 in Milan) is an Italian race walker who competed at four editions of Olympic Games: 1988 Summer Olympics,[1] 1992 Summer Olympics,[2] 1996 Summer Olympics,[3] 2000 Summer Olympics,[4]

Giovanni Perricelli
Perricelli in 2015 at 48.
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1967-08-25) August 25, 1967 (age 56)
Milan, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking
ClubG.S. Fiamme Azzurre
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 20 km: 1:21.37 (1991)
  • 50 km: 3:43.95 (1994)
Medal record
World Race Walking Cup
Gold medal – first place1991 San JosèCombined Team
Silver medal – second place1993 Monterrey20 km Team
Silver medal – second place1995 Beijing20 km Team
Silver medal – second place1995 BeijingCombined Team
Bronze medal – third place1993 MonterreyCombined Team

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea11th50 km3:47:14
1990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia7th50 km4:03:36
1991World Race Walking CupSan Jose, United States5th50 km3:52:51
World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan50 kmDNF
1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain50 kmDNF
1993World Race Walking CupMonterrey, Mexico10th20 km1:26:17
World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany13th50 km3:54:30
1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland6th20 km1:21:51
3rd50 km3:43:55
1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden2nd50 km3:45:11
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States16th20 km1:23:41
13th50 km3:52:31
1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece14th50 km3:57:38
1998European Race Walking CupDudince, Slovakia3rd50 km3:44:17
European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary50 kmDNF
1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain50 kmDNF
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia50 kmDNF

See also

References