Maurizio Damilano

Maurizio Damilano (born 6 April 1957) is an Italian former race walker. He won 15 individual medals (22 also with team events), at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.^[1]

Maurizio Damilano

Damilano in the 1970s
Personal information
Born	(1957-04-06) 6 April 1957 (age 68) Scarnafigi, Italy
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Race walking
Club	Sisport, Turin C.S. Esercito
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	20 km race walk: 1:18:54 (1992) 50 km race walk: 3:46:51 (1990)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 2 World Championships 2 0 0 World Indoor Championships 0 1 0 European Championships 0 1 0 European Indoor Championships 1 1 0 Universiade 1 1 0 Mediterranean Games 3 0 0 World Race Walking Cup 2 4 2 Total 10 8 4 Olympic Games 1980 Moscow 20 km walk 1984 Los Angeles 20 km walk 1988 Seoul 20 km walk World Championships 1987 Rome 20 km walk 1991 Tokyo 20 km walk World Indoor Championship 1985 Paris 5,000 m European Championships 1986 Stuttgart 20 km walk European Indoor Championships 1982 Milan 5,000 m 1981 Grenoble 5,000 m Universiade 1981 Bucharest 20 km walk 1983 Edmonton 20 km walk Mediterranean Games 1983 Casablanca 20 km walk 1987 Latakia 20 km walk 1991 Athens 20 km walk World Race Walking Cup 1981 Valencia Combined Team 1991 San Josè Combined Team 1985 St John's 20 km walk 1983 Bergen Combined Team 1987 New York City Combined Team 1989 L'Hospitalet Combined Team 1977 Mylton Keynes Combined Team 1985 St John's Combined Team

Biography

He was the 1980 Olympic Champion and the 1987 and 1991 World Champion in the 20 km race walk. He has 60 caps in national team from 1977 to 1992.^[2]

Damilano is also the world record holder of the 30 km race walk with the time of 2:01:44.1, achieved in Cuneo in 1992. He is the twin brother of the former race walker Giorgio Damilano and of the coach Sandro Damilano.^[3]

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

Achievements

Olympic Games
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow	1st	20 km	1:23:35	OR
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles	3rd	20 km	1:23:26
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul	3rd	20 km	1:20:14
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona	4th	20 km	1:23:39
World Championships
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
1983	World Championships	Helsinki	7th	20 km	1:21:57
1987	World Championships	Rome	1st	20 km	1:20:45	CR
1991	World Championships	Tokyo	1st	20 km	1:19:37	CR
World Indoor Championships
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
1985	World Indoor Championships	Paris	2nd	5000 m	19:11.41
European Championships
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
1978	European Championships	Prague	6th	20 km	1:24:57
1982	European Championships	Athens	DQ	20 km	NM
			DNF	50 km	NM
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart	2nd	20 km	1:21:17
			DNF	50 km	NM
1990	European Championships	Split	DNF	50 km	NM
European Indoor Championships
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
1981	European Indoor Championships	Grenoble	2nd	5000 m	19:13.90
1982	European Indoor Championships	Milan	1st	5000 m	19:40.28

National titles

Maurizio Damilano has won the individual national championship 21 times.^[4][5]

• 6 wins in the 10,000 m walk (1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
• 1 win in the 15 km walk (1987)
• 10 wins in the 20 km walk (1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992)
• 3 wins in the 50 km walk (1985, 1986, 1989)
• 1 win in the 3000 metres walk indoor (1984)

See also

• Walk of Fame of Italian sport
• Italy national athletics team – Multiple medalists
• Italy national athletics team - More caps
• Italian Athletics Championships - Multi winners
• FIDAL Hall of Fame
• Italian all-time lists - 20 km walk
• Italian all-time lists - 50 km walk
• Italy at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships
• Fit Walking
• Saluzzo Race Walking School