Walter Arena

Walter Arena (born 30 May 1964) is a male race walker from Italy.

Walter Arena

Arena (#5) at the start of a race walk competition.
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1964-05-30) May 30, 1964 (age 61) Catania, Italy
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	presadipiselli
Club	G.S. Fiamme Azzurre
Achievements and titles
Personal best	20 km: 1:19:24 (1990)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Summer Universiade 1 0 0 World Race Walking Cup 0 2 0 Total 1 2 0

He continues to race, winning the M45 at the 2012 European Masters Athletics Championships 5,000 metres walk.

Biography

Walter Arena won three medal (one at individual level), at the International athletics competitions.^[1] He participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1992), he has 28 caps in national team from 1984 to 1997.^[2]

National records

• 20000 m walk: 1:19:24 ( Fana, 26 May 1990) - current holder

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Italy
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	5th	20 km	1:22:42
1987	World Race Walking Cup	New York City, United States	15th	20 km	1:22:49
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	DSQ	20 km	NT
1989	World Race Walking Cup	L'Hospitalet, Spain	7th	20 km	1:21:45
	World Student Games	Duisburg, West Germany	1st	20 km	1:23:25
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	6th	20 km	1:24:16
1991	World Race Walking Cup	San Jose, United States	6th	20 km	1:21:01
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	7th	20 km	1:21:01
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	18th	20 km	1:29:34
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	DSQ	20 km	NT
	World Race Walking Cup	Monterrey, Mexico	21st	20 km	1:28:39 [2][3]
1995	World Race Walking Cup	Beijing, China	12th	20 km	1.22:37 [3]
1997	World Race Walking Cup	Poděbrady, Czech Republic	24th	20 km	1:20:50

See also

• Italian records in athletics
• Italian team at the running events