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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 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni De Benedictis is the 3,636th most popular athlete (down from 3,283rd in 2024), the 4,734th most popular biography from Italy (down from 4,632nd in 2019) and the 141st most popular Italian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Giovanni De Benedictis ranks 3,636 out of 6,025. Before him are Dag Bjørndalen, Kimmo Kinnunen, Fabrice Guy, Helga Arendt, Munkhbayar Dorjsuren, and Sandra Azón. 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 849. Before him are Jeff Tarango, Kool G Rap, Ademir Santos, Kimmo Kinnunen, Fabrice Guy, and Robert Gant. After him are Titus Corlățean, Al Barr, Brian d'Arcy James, Mike Dopud, Charles Graner, and Franck Dumas.

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Among ATHLETES In Italy

Among athletes born in Italy, Giovanni De Benedictis ranks 139. Before him are Marco Galiazzo (1983), Thomas Green (null), Annarita Sidoti (1969), and Ivano Brugnetti (1976). After him are Elisa Uga (1968), Elisabetta Perrone (1968), Alex Schwazer (1984), Fabrizio Donato (1976), Laura Chiesa (1971), Li Tong (null), Elisa Rigaudo (1980), and Karin Oberhofer (1985).

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