Francesco Fortunato (born 13 December 1994) is an Italian race walker.[1][2]
.jpg) Fortunato at 2015 European Race Walking Cup in Murcia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National team | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 December 1994 Andria, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Race walking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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He is the world record holder of 5000 metres race walk indoor.[3]
Career
editHe won a bronze medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships, sixteen national championships and has participated at three editions of the World Athletics Championships (2017, 2022, 2023). He also competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 20 km walk.
In 2025 he improved on the 5000 metres race walk world record, with a time of 17:55.65,[4] but his performance was not ratified as a world record due to the competition not meeting the level of judges required by World Athletics.[5] However, in February 2026 he improved on the 5000 metres race walk world record, with a time of 17:54.48.[6]
Statistics
editWorld Record
edit- 5000 metres race walk short track: 17:54.48 - Ancona, Italy, 28 February 2026[3]
European Record
edit- Half marathon race walk: 1:23:00 - Poděbrady, Czech Republic, 8 May 2026[7]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 21st | 10,000 m walk | 43:13.27 | |
| 2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 6th | 10,000 m walk | 42:23.99 | |
| 2014 | Mediterranean U23 Championships | Aubagne, France | 3rd | 10,000 m walk | 42:53.52 | |
| 2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 11th | 20 km walk | 1:28:20 | |
| 2016 | Mediterranean U23 Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | 1st | 10,000 m walk | 39:46.25 | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 28th | 20 km walk | 1:22:01 | PB |
| 2018 | World Race Walking Cup | Taicang, China | 2nd | 20 km walk (team) | 29 pts | |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 16th | 20 km walk | 1:23:04 | ||
| 2019 | Universiade | Naples, Italy | 5th | 20 km walk | 1:23:53 | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 15th | 20 km walk | 1:23:43 | |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 15th | 20 km walk | 1:22:50 | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 11th | 20 km walk | 1:19:01 | |
| 2024 | World Race Walking Cup | Antalya, Turkey | 1st | Mixed relay[a] | 2:56:45 | PB [b] |
| European Championships | Rome, Italy | 3rd | 20 km walk | 1:19:54 | SB | |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 20th | 20 km walk | 1:20:38 | ||
| 2025 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 16th | 20 km walk | 1:21:00 | |
| 2026 | World Team Championships | Brasília, Brazil | 1st | Half marathon walk | 1:27:25 | CR |
| 5th | Half marathon walk (team) | 62 pts |
National titles
editHe won 19 national championships at senior level.[8][9]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 10,000 m walk track: 2020, 2021 (2)
- 10 km walk: 2016, 2022, 2023, 2025 (4)
- 20 km walk: 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024 (4)
- Italian Indoor Athletics Championships
- 5000 m walk: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 (9)[10]
See also
editNotes
edit- ↑ Distance of the race is 42.195km: male 11.45km, female 10km, male 10km, female 10.745km
- ↑ He competed in team with Valentina Trapletti
References
edit- ↑ "Londra 2017 Media Guide - The "azzurri" at the World Championships" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. p. 42. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ↑ "Athletics FORTUNATO Francesco". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- 1 2 "Fortunato smashes world short track 5000m race walk record, Karalis vaults 6.17m". worldathletics.org. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Fortunato breaks world indoor 5000m race walk record in Ancona". World Athletics. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ↑ "Getting ready for the World Athletics Relays". World Athletics News. No. 266. 5 May 2025.
- ↑ "Fortunato smashes world short track 5000m race walk record, Karalis vaults 6.17m". World Athletics. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ↑ "Fortunato 1h23:00 primato europeo!" [Fortunato 1h23:00 European record!]. worldathletics.org (in Italian). 8 May 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Francesco Fortunato - Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ↑ "Rovereto: la marcia a Fortunato e Colombi" (in Italian). fidal.it. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ↑ "51^ CAMPIONATI ITALIANI INDIVIDUALI ASSOLUTI INDOOR 2020 M/F" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
External links
edit- Francesco Fortunato at World Athletics
- Francesco Fortunato at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Francesco Fortunato at Olympics.com
- Francesco Fortunato at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- Francesco Fortunato at Olympedia
- Francesco Fortunato at InterSportStats
- Francesco Fortunato at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)
- Francesco Fortunato – CONI – Paris 2024 (in Italian)
- Francesco Fortunato on Instagram
