Teodorico Caporaso (born 14 September 1987) is a male Italian racewalker who won four international medals at senior level at the race walk competitions. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in 50 km walk.[1]
 Caporaso at the 2015 European Cup Race Walking | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National team | Italy (13 caps) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 September 1987 Benevento, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Racewalking | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 21 September 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
editHe competed in the 50 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[2]
In 2019, he competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[3] He did not finish his race.[3]
He won his first national title on 50 km with a time of 4:01:04 in Ostia on 23 January 2021.[4]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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| 2011 | European Cup |  Olhão
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10th | 50 km | ||
| 1st | 50 km team | |||||
| 2015 | European Cup |  Murcia
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8th | 50 km | ||
| 2nd | 50 km team | |||||
| 2016 | World Team Championships | Rome
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4th | 50 km | 3:48:29 | PB |
| 1st | 50 km team | |||||
| 2017 | European Cup |  Poděbrady
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5th | 50 km | ||
| 2nd | 50 km team |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Athletics CAPORASO Teodorico". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Men's 50 kilometres walk heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Men's 50 kilometres walk – Final" (PDF). 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Giorgi campionessa italiana della 35 km".
External links
edit- Teodorico Caporaso at World Athletics
- Teodorico Caporaso at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Teodorico Caporaso at Olympedia
- Teodorico Caporaso at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
