Marco De Luca (born 12 May 1981 in Rome) is an Italian race walker. 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 Alex Schwazer, who had won the gold medal.
He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in 50 km walk.
Biography Marco De Luca won three times the individual national championship. At London 2017 for him it is the seventh consecutive participation in the World Championships. He also participated at three editions of the Summer Olympics from 2008 to 201 and four consecutive editions (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) of European Championships (in the editions of the European Championships of the Olympic years, 2012 and 2016, the race walk was not part of the program).
Achievements 2005European Race Walking CupMiskolc, Hungary13th50 km3:55:303rd50 km team30 ptsWorld ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland13th50 km3:58:322006World Race Walking CupA Coruña, Spain9th50 km3:49:43 European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden6th50 km3:48:082007European Race Walking CupRoyal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom8th50 km3:47:04World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan—50 kmDNF2008World Race Walking CupCheboksary, Russia8th50 km3:49:211st 50 km team128 ptsOlympic GamesBeijing, China19th50 km3:54:472009European Race Walking CupMetz, France8th50 km3:54:353rd50 km team38 ptsWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany7th50 km3:46:312010World Race Walking CupChihuahua, Mexico14th50 km4:00:45European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain6th50 km3:48:362011European Race Walking CupOlhão, Portugal2nd50 km3:50:131st50 km team16 ptsWorld ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea12th50 km3:49:402012World Race Walking CupSaransk, Russia8th50 km3:49:50Olympic GamesLondon, Great Britain17th50 km3:47:192013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia15th50 km3:48:052014World Race Walking CupTaicang, China51st20 km1:23:34European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland7th50 km3:45:252015European Race Walking CupMurcia, Spain1st50 km3:46:212nd50 km team23 ptsWorld Championships Beijing, China16th50 km3:53:022016World Race Walking CupRome, Italy3rd 50 km 3:44:471st 50 km team10 ptsOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil21st50 km3:54:402017World Championships London, England9th50 km3:45:02
National titles Italian Athletics Championships 20 km walk: road: 2011 50 km walk: road: 2006, 2009
See also Italy at the European Race Walking Cup - Multiple medalists Italian all-time lists - 50 km walk
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