Giorgio Damilano

Giorgio Damilano (born 6 April 1957 in Scarnafigi, Italy) is an Italian former race walker.

Giorgio Damilano

Giorgio Damilano (with the number 2)
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1957-04-06) April 6, 1957 Scarnafigi, Italy
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Race walking
Club	Iveco Torino
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	20 km race walk: 1:23:43 (1985)

He is the twin brother of Italian race walker legend Maurizio Damilano and brother of the coach Sandro Damilano.[1]

Biography

He was 11th at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Sovietic Union. He also won a National championships in 20 km walk (1979).

In 1999, Maurizio Damilano and Giorgio Damilano founded Fit Walking.

Giorgio Damilano is one of the coaches of the Saluzzo Race Walking School, created by the town of Saluzzo in 2002,[2] the school is also the center for the diffusion of Fit Walking and training center of international race walking.[3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow	11th	20 km walk	1:33:26	[4]

National championships

• 1 win in 20 km walk at the Italian Athletics Championships (1979)[5]

See also

• Saluzzo Race Walking School
• Fit Walking

References

1. "Centro di Marcia - Gli atlteti" (in Italian). scuolacamminosaluzzo.it. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
2. "ATC Saluzzo". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
3. "Fitwalking Day In Saluzzo". youtube.com. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
4. "Athletics at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games: Men's 20 kilometres Walk". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
5. "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Giorgio Damilano". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.