Eleonora Anna Giorgi (born 14 September 1989) is an Italian

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bronze medal at the

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. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in

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. She is the

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(outdoor, track)

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holder with the time of 20:01.80 sets on 18 May 2014 in

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Biography

On 9 June 2012 in A Coruña, one leg of IAAF Race Walking Gran Prix 2012 she obtained the "standard A" for

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, on 13 March at the

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(

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) she ranked 14th, matching the other FIDAL requirement (classify among the first 20 athletes) for

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). On 6 July 2012 she won the race in

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walking 10 km in 45 min 19 sec and received the gold medal. On 29 September 2019 she won the bronze medal at the first edition of the

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at the

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, race held at night from 11 pm to 3 am the following morning, to try to alleviate the strong heat. She is engaged to the Italian racewalker

Matteo Giupponi Matteo Giupponi (born 8 October 1988) is a male Italian racewalker who was bronze medal at the 2022 European Athletics Championships. He is engaged to the Italian racewalker Eleonora Giorgi. Career He competed at the 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019 e ...

Statistics

World records

(track): 20:01.80 (

, 18 May 2014) – current holder

European records

* 50 km walk (road): 4:04:50 (

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, 19 May 2019) – current holder.

Achievements

National titles

Giorgi won seven national championships at individual senior level. *

Italian Athletics Championships The Italian Athletics Championships () are the national championships in Athletics (sport), athletics, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. The first edition, four races only, was held in 1906 at Arena Civica in ...

**10 km (road): 2012, 2019 (2) **20 km (road): 2021 (1) **35 km (road): 2021 (1) **10,000 m (track): 2017 (1) *

Italian Indoor Athletics Championships The Italian Athletics Indoor Championships () are the national championships in athletics of the indoor events, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera from 1970 (first edition was held in Genoa). Titles assigned conce ...

**3000 m race walk: 2012, 2014 (2)

References

External links

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Eleonora Anna Giorgi
at the

Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

Eleonora Anna Giorgi – CONI – Paris 2024
{{DEFAULTSORT:Giorgi, Eleonora 1989 births Athletes from Milan Italian female race walkers Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Italy World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy World Athletics Championships medalists Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games World record holders in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Italian Athletics Championships winners Athletics competitors of Fiamme Azzurre Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century Italian sportswomen