Giuseppe De Gaetano

Giuseppe De Gaetano (born 4 October 1966) is a retired male race walker from Italy.

Giuseppe De Gaetano

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	4 October 1966 Padua
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Race walk
Medal record World Race Walking Cup 1991 San Josè Combined Team 1993 Monterrey 20 km Team 1995 Beijing Combined Team 1993 Monterrey Combined Team

Biography

He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in 12th place in the men's 50 km walk event. De Gaetano set his personal best (3:51.54) in the men's 50 km walk event in 1993. He was the son of the Italian Olympic racewalker (Rome 1960) Antonio De Gaetano.[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1989	World Race Walking Cup	L'Hospitalet, Spain	16th	50 km	3:58:22
1991	World Race Walking Cup	San Jose, United States	9th	50 km	3:55:45
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	6th	50 km	4:03:43
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	12th	50 km	3:59:13
1993	World Race Walking Cup	Monterrey, Mexico	9th	50 km	4:00:19
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	—	50 km	DQ

See also

• Italy at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup

References

1. "Lutto nell'atletica, scompare De Gaetano" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 12 September 2017. Il figlio Giuseppe è riuscito in seguito nell'impresa di seguire le orme del padre, divenendo anch'egli marciatore e riuscendo a partecipare ai Giochi olimpici

External links

• Giuseppe De Gaetano at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)