Paolo Grecucci

Paolo Grecucci (born 2 February 1952) is an Italian former racewalking athlete.[1] He was a five-time participant at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup and was a bronze medallist in the 50 kilometres race walk at the event in 1977.[2][3]

Paolo Grecucci
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1952-02-02) February 2, 1952
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Race walk
Medal record
IAAF World Race Walking Cup
1981 ValenciaCombined Team
1983 BergenCombined Team
1977 Mlton Keynes50 km walk
1977 Mlton KeynesCombined Team

Biography

Grecucci twice competed for Italy at the European Athletics Championships (1978 and 1982) with his best placing being 15th.[4] Following the event being dropped form the Olympic programme the 1976 World Championships in Athletics was held for 50 km walk and Grecucci was Italy's best performer in seventh place.[5]

At national level, he was twice the 50 km walk winner at the Italian Athletics Championships.[6]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1975 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Le Grand-Quevilly, France 13th 50 km walk 4:23:55
1976 World Championships Malmö, Sweden 7th 50 km walk 4:04:59
1977 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Milton Keynes, United Kingdom 3rd 50 km walk 4:06:27
1978 European Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia 15th 50 km walk 4:05:46.8
1979 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Eschborn, West Germany 9th 50 km walk 3:50:51
1981 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Valencia, Spain 19th 50 km walk 4:18:56
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece — 50 km walk DNF
1983 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Bergen, Norway 7th 50 km walk 3:57:14

National titles

References
  1. Paolo Grecucci. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
  2. IAAF World Race Walking Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
  3. IAAF World Race Walking Cup Taicang 2014 Facts & Figures. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
  4. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK. European Athletics Association, pp. 377-384. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
  5. IAAF Statistics Book Moscow 2013 (pg. 179). IAAF/AFTS (2013). Edited by Mark Butler. Retrieved on 2013-09-09.
  6. Italian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
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