Marco De Luca
Italian race walker
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Marco De Luca (born 12 May 1981 in Rome) is an Italian race walker. His best results at International level are 7th place[1] at 2009 World Championships and 6th[2] at 2006 European Championships and 2010 European Championships.
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 12, 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 50km Race Walk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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But the most prestigious achievement of his career was achieved in 2016, at age 35, when he finished fourth at the World Race Walking Team Championships, but was awarded the bronze medal following the disqualification for doping of the teammate Alex Schwazer, who had won the gold medal.[3]
He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in 50 km walk.[4]
Biography
Marco De Luca won three times the individual national championship.[5][6] At London 2017 for him it is the seventh consecutive participation in the World Championships. He also participated at three editions of the Summer Olympics from 2008 to 201 and four consecutive editions (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) of European Championships (in the editions of the European Championships of the Olympic years, 2012 and 2016, the race walk was not part of the program).
Achievements
National titles
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 20 km walk: road: 2011
- 50 km walk: road: 2006, 2009
