Michele Didoni
Italian racewalker (born 1974)
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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.
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Race walking | ||||||||||||||
| Club | C.S. Carabinieri | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 6th | 10,000 m | 41:42.75 |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 10th | 20 km | 1:23:21 |
| 1995 | World Race Walking Cup | Beijing, PR China | 5th | 20 km | 1:20:50 |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | 20 km | 1:19:59 | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 34th | 20 km | 1:26:02 |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 7th | 20 km | 1:23:14 |
| Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 2nd | 20 km | 1:25:21 | |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 11th | 20 km | 1:25.54 |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 10th | 20 km | 1:26:00 |
| 2000 | European Race Walking Cup | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 14th | 20 km | 1:21:51 |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 11th | 20 km | 1:21:43 | |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | — | 20 km | DSQ |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 16th | 20 km | 1:21:23 |
| 2005 | Mediterranean Games | Almería, Spain | 3rd | 20 km | 1:26:06 |
National titles
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 10 km walk: road: 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001
- 20 km walk: road: 1995
- 50 km walk: road: 1998
