Erica Alfridi (born 22 February 1968) is a former

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race walker Race walking, or racewalking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asses ...

, who has won an individual

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level

World Race Walking Cup The World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships is a racewalking event organised by World Athletics. It has been held since 1961, and generally on a biennial basis. The first women's edition of the event happened in 1979. It was formerly know ...

Biography

Erica Alfridi won three medals, at individual level, at the

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. She participated at one edition of the

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, then part of the King ...

(2000), she has 29 caps in sixteen years in

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from 1988 to 2004.

Progression

She finished the season 10 times in world ''top 20'', in 1997 she was World Leader in the

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. ;10 km walk ;20 km walk

Achievements

National titles

She won 11 times the individual

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. *2 wins in the 5000 walk track (1998, 2002) *2 wins in the

(1988, 1997) *3 wins in the

20 km walk The 20 kilometre race walk is an Olympic athletics event that is competed by both men and women. The racewalking event is competed as a road race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight un ...

(1996, 1997, 1999) *4 wins in the 3000 metres walk indoor (1996, 1997, 1999, 2000)

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Erica Alfridi
at La marcia nel mondo {{DEFAULTSORT:Alfridi, Erica 1968 births Living people Athletes from the Province of Verona Italian female race walkers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Italy European Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships winners Australian Athletics Championships winners Italian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Italian sportswomen