Michele Didoni

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.

Michele Didoni

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1974-03-07) 7 March 1974 (age 51) Milan
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Race walking
Club	C.S. Carabinieri
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	20 km: 1:19:59 (1995) 50 km: 3:51:53 (1998)
Medal record World Championships 1995 Gothenburg 20 km walk team Mediterranean Games 1997 Bari 20 km walk

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
Representing  Italy
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

See also

• FIDAL Hall of Fame
• Italian all-time lists - 20 km walk