Raffaello Ducceschi
Ducceschi in 1987
Personal information
Full nameRaffaello Fabio Ducceschi
National teamItaly: 11 caps (1983-1989)[1]
Born (1962-02-25) 25 February 1962
Sesto San Giovanni, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRace walk
ClubG.S. Fiamme Oro
Retired1992[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 20 km walk: 1:24:55 (1984)
  • 50 km walk: 3:44.27 (1988)
Medal record
Universiade
Gold medal – first place1987 Zagreb20 km walk
World Race Walking Cup
Silver medal – second place1987 New York CityTeam
Silver medal – second place1989 L'HospitaletTeam
Bronze medal – third place1985 St. John'sTeam

Raffaello Ducceschi (born 25 February 1962)[3] is an Italian former race walker who took fifth and eighth place in two Olympic Games.[4]

Biography

Ducceschi at work in Barcelona

Ducceschi won one medal, at individual level, at the International athletics competitions.[5] He participated at two Summer Olympic Games (1984 and 1988), he has 11 caps in national team from 1983 to 1989.[6]

Twice a finalist in the 50 kilometres race walk at the Olympic Games (in Los Angeles 1984 and Seoul 1988), his best result was the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, when though struck with dysentery during the race and being forced to stop along the roadside several times, he was able to reach the finish line, taking fourth place.

He was trained from 1980 to 1984 by Roberto Vanzillotta, 1985–1986 by Antonio La Torre, the first half of 1987 by Peter Pastorini, and from May 1987 to all of 1988 by Sandro Damilano in Saluzzo with Maurizio and Giorgio Damilano.

Having carried out a career as an athlete, Duccechi moved to Barcelona, Spain, where he is a professional graphic designer and teaches at the university.[7] Since 2001 he has been practicing and teaching Fitwalking.[8]

Statistics

National records

Personal bests

Progression

  Personal Best
50 km walk
YearTimeVenueDate
19883:44:27Italy Molfetta17 April
19873:47:49Italy Rome5 September
19863:56:42West Germany Stuttgart31 August
19843:59:26United States Los Angeles11 August

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
1984 Olympic Games United States Los Angeles 5th 50 km 3:59:26
1985 World Race Walking Cup United Kingdom St John's 5th 50 km 3:59:55
3rd Team 233 pts [10]
1986 European Championships West Germany Stuttgart 13th 50 km 3:56.42
1987 World Student Games Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb 1st 20 km 1.25:02
World Race Walking Cup United States New York City 10th 50 km 3:52:29
2nd Team 569 pts [10]
World Championships Italy Rome 4th 50 km 3:47.49
1988 Olympic Games South Korea Seoul 8th 50 km 3:45:43
1989 World Race Walking Cup Spain L'Hospitalet 35th 50 km 4:09:06
2nd Team 534 pts [10]

National titles

Ducceschi won three national championships at individual senior level.[11][12]

Honours

CONI: Golden Collar of Sports Merit: Collare d'Oro al Merito Sportivo[13]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Dettaglio Atleta - DUCCESCHI Raffaello" (in Italian). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Raffaello Ducceschi" (in Italian). raffaduc.com. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Raffaello Ducceschi - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  6. ↑ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  7. ↑ "Curriculum di Raffaello Ducceschi" (in Italian). raffaduc.com. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Fitwalking instructor" (in Italian). fitwalking.it. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "LISTE ITALIANE ALL TIME al 18 ottobre 2020" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal-it. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  10. 1 2 3 Team ranking named Lugano Trophy that combining results of 20 Km and 50 Km.
  11. ↑ "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI – 1906/2014" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "1983 Medaglia di bronzo CONI CAMPIONE ITALIANO MARCIA SU STRADA KM.50". Coni.it (in Italian). Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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