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Giovanni De Benedictis

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Giovanni De Benedictis (born 8 January 1968, in Pescara) is a retired Italian race walker, that won 9 medals at individual level, 7 of these at senior level, at the International athletics competitions. He participated at five editions of the Summer Olympics (from 1988 to 2004), this like only two others Italian athletes in track and field: the other racewalker champion Abdon Pamich and the sprinter Pietro Mennea. He also won four medals at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup team events (Lugano Trophy). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni De Benedictis is the 3,467th most popular athlete (down from 3,282nd in 2019), the 4,653rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 4,632nd in 2019) and the 135th most popular Italian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Giovanni De Benedictis ranks 3,467 out of 6,025. Before him are Marina Shmonina, Ivano Brugnetti, Almaz Ayana, Seema Punia, Kimmo Kinnunen, and Fabrice Guy. After him are Om Yun-chol, Gezahegne Abera, Alison Williamson, Jeļena Prokopčuka, Marit van Eupen, and Tereza Marinova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Giovanni De Benedictis ranks 761. Before him are Jeff Tarango, Kool G Rap, Ademir Santos, Kimmo Kinnunen, Fabrice Guy, and Robert Gant. After him are Titus Corlățean, Brian d'Arcy James, Michihiro Tsuruta, Chen Jing, Jimmy Shea, and Alex Ferns.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giovanni De Benedictis ranks 4,654 out of 5,161. Before him are Lorenzo Guerini (1966), Marco Bezzecchi (1998), Francesca Piccinini (1979), Ivano Brugnetti (1976), Giusy Ferreri (1979), and Michele Serena (1970). After him are Maria Elena Camerin (1982), Robert Acquafresca (1987), Patricia Kraus (1964), Alessandro Cattelan (1980), Luca Antonelli (1987), and Leonardo Bertagnolli (1978).

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Among ATHLETES In Italy

Among athletes born in Italy, Giovanni De Benedictis ranks 135. Before him are Giovanni Pellielo (1970), Dominik Windisch (1989), Marco Galiazzo (1983), Thomas Green (null), Annarita Sidoti (1969), and Ivano Brugnetti (1976). After him are Elisabetta Perrone (1968), Alex Schwazer (1984), Fabrizio Donato (1976), Li Tong (null), Elisa Rigaudo (1980), and Karin Oberhofer (1985).

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