Marco De Luca (born 12 May 1981 in Rome) is an Italian

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 ...

. His best results at International level are 7th placeHe was 8th, but became 7th after a disqaulification of an athlete for doping causes. at 2009 World Championships and 6thHe was 7th, but became 6th after a disqaulification of an athlete for doping causes. at 2006 European Championships and 2010 European Championships. But the most prestigious achievement of his career was achieved in 2016, at age 35, when he finished fourth at the World Race Walking Team Championships, but was awarded the bronze medal following the disqualification for doping of the teammate

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, who had won the gold medal. He competed at the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

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Biography

Marco De Luca won three times the individual

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. At London 2017 for him it is the seventh consecutive participation in the

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. He also participated at three editions of the

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from 2008 to 201 and four consecutive editions (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) of

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(in the editions of the European Championships of the Olympic years, 2012 and 2016, the

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was not part of the program).

Achievements

National titles

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 ...

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: road: 2011 **

: road: 2006, 2009

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:De Luca, Marco 1981 births Living people Athletes from Rome Italian male race walkers Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Italy World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Athletics competitors of Fiamme Gialle Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Italian Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Italian sportsmen

Biography

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