Giuliana Salce

Giuliana Salce (born June 16, 1955 in Rome) is a retired female race walker from Italy. Her greatest achievement was the 1985 World Indoor gold medal.

Giuliana Salce
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1955-06-16) June 16, 1955
Rome, Italy
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Racewalking
ClubCUS Roma
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 5 km walk: 21:35:25 (1986)
  • 3 km walk indoor: 12:31:57 (1985)
Medal record
World Indoor Championships
1985 Paris 3 km race walk
1987 Paris 3 km race walk
European Indoor Championships
1987 Athens 3 km race walk

In her career she set three world records in the beginning of the women's racewalking.

Biography

She won three medal, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.[1] She has 17 caps in national team from 1979 to 1987.[2]

After her career in athletics, she tried to go cycling master, but after some time has been involved in an ugly story of doping, after the inevitable disqualification is taken the complaint to the person who was involved and the publication of a book, Dalla vita inn giù, 2011.[3]

World record
Outdoor
  • 5 km walk: 21:51:85 ( L'Aquila, 1 October 1983)
  • 5 km walk: 21:35:25 ( Verona, 19 June 1986)
Indoor
  • 3 km walk: 12:31:57 ( Florence, 6 February 1985)

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1983 World Race Walking Cup Bergen, Norway 18th 10 km
1985 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 1st 3 km
1987 European Indoor Championships Athens, Greece 2nd 3 km
World Indoor Championships Paris, France 2nd 3 km
World Championships Rome, Italy 18th 10 km

National tiles

Giuliana Salce has won 4 times the individual national championship.[4][5]

  • 1 win in the 10 km walk (1984)
  • 7 wins in the 3000 metres walk indoor (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)

References
  1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  2. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  3. "Dalla vita in giù - Diario di una donna in marcia". .bookdepository.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  4. "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  5. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
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