Eleonora Anna Giorgi (born 14 September 1989) is an Italian race walker bronze medal at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 20 km walk.
She is the 5000 metres race walk (outdoor, track) world record holder with the time of 20:01.80 sets on 18 May 2014 in Misterbianco.
Biography On 9 June 2012 in A Coruña, one leg of IAAF Race Walking Gran Prix 2012 she obtained the "standard A" for 2012 Summer Olympics, on 13 March at the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Saransk (Russia) she ranked 14th, matching the other FIDAL requirement (classify among the first 20 athletes) for FIDAL). On 6 July 2012 she won the race in Bressanone walking 10 km in 45 min 19 sec and received the gold medal.
On 29 September 2019 she won the bronze medal at the first edition of the 50 km race walk at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, race held at night from 11 pm to 3 am the following morning, to try to alleviate the strong heat. She is engaged to the Italian racewalker Matteo Giupponi.
Statistics World records 5000 metres race walk (track): 20:01.80 ( Misterbianco, 18 May 2014) – current holder
European records 50 km walk (road): 4:04:50 ( Alytus, 19 May 2019) – current holder.
Achievements Year Competition Venue Position EventTimeNotesYouth level2008World Race Walking Cup (U20) Cheboksary27th10 km49:44World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz18th10,000m47:58.682009European U23 Championships Kaunas11th 20 km walk1:39:42Senior level2011European Race Walking Cup Olhão28th20 km1:38:29European U23 Championships Ostrava4th20 km walk1:38:412012World Race Walking Cup Saransk 14th 20 km walk 1:32:57World Race Walking Challenge A Coruña 6th 20 km walk 1:31:18 Olympic Games London 14th 20 km walk 1:29:48 2013European Race Walking Cup Dudince6th20 km1:32:09Mediterranean Games Mersin1st20 km walk1:39.13World Championships Moscow10th20 km walk1:30:01 2014World Race Walking Cup Taicang5th20 km1:27:052015European Race Walking Cup Murcia2nd20 km1:26:172nd20 km – Team30 ptsWorld Championships Beijing20 km walk- 2018Race Walking Team Championships Taicang2nd 20 km – Team 38 pts 2019European Race Walking Cup Alytus1st50 km4:04:50 3rd50 km – Team50 ptsWorld Championships Doha3rd 50 km 4:29:13
National titles Giorgi won seven national championships at individual senior level. Italian Athletics Championships 10 km (road): 2012, 2019 (2) 20 km (road): 2021 (1) 35 km (road): 2021 (1) 10,000 m (track): 2017 (1) Italian Indoor Athletics Championships 3000 m race walk: 2012, 2014 (2)
See also Italy at the European Race Walking Cup – Multiple medalists Italian all-time lists – 20 km walk Italian all-time lists – 50 km walk List of world records in athletics List of European records in athletics List of Italian records in athletics Italian team at the running events
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External links
Eleonora Anna Giorgi at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics Eleonora Anna Giorgi – CONI – Paris 2024