Erica Alfridi
Italian race walker (born 1968)
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Erica Alfridi (born 22 February 1968) is a former Italian race walker, who has won an individual senior level World Race Walking Cup.[1]
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
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| National team | Italy: 29 caps (1988-2004)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 February 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 20 km walk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Snam Gas Metano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Sandro Damilano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
Erica Alfridi won three medals, at individual level, at the International athletics competitions.[2] She participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (2000), she has 29 caps in sixteen years in national team from 1988 to 2004.[3]
Progression
She finished the season 10 times in world top 20, in 1997 she was World Leader in the 10 km walk.[4][5]
- 10 km walk
- 20 km walk
| Year | Time | Venue | Date | World Rank |
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| 2004 | 1:33:19 |  Tijuana | 20 MAR | |
| 2002 | 1:28:33 |  Munich | 07 AUG | 8th |
| 2001 | 1:27:29 |  Dudince | 19 MAY | 7th |
| 2000 | 1:28:06 | Eisenhüttenstadt | 17 JUN | 10th |
| 1999 | 1:31:52 |  Campobasso | 13 MAR | |
| 1997 | 1:28:13 | Cassino | 09 MAR | 1st |
| 1996 | 1:32:53 | Abano Terme | 06 OCT |
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 5th | 10 km |
| World Race Walking Cup | Poděbrady, Czech Republic | 4th | 10 km | |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | 10 km |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 6th | 20 km |
| 2000 | European Race Walking Cup | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 4th | 20 km |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 4th | 20 km | |
| 2001 | European Race Walking Cup | Dudince, Slovakia | 4th | 20 km |
| Mediterranean Games | Radès, Tunisia | 1st | 20 km | |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 4th | 20 km | |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 3rd | 20 km |
| World Race Walking Cup | Turin, Italy | 1st | 20 km |
National titles
She won 11 times the individual national championship.[6][7]
- 2 wins in the 5000 walk track (1998, 2002)
- 2 wins in the 10 km walk (1988, 1997)
- 3 wins in the 20 km walk (1996, 1997, 1999)
- 4 wins in the 3000 metres walk indoor (1996, 1997, 1999, 2000)
