Antonella Palmisano (born 6 August 1991) is an Italian racewalker, 3rd at 2017 World Championships, 4th at 2016 Summer Olympics and 5th at 2015 World Championships in 20 km race walk and 1st in the same event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Also, she finished 2nd at 2025 World Athletics Championships held at Tokyo in the 35 km race walk.
Biography She competed in the Women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London and in the Women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.
Achievements Year Competition Venue Position EventTime Notes2009European Junior Championships Novi Sad2nd 10000 m walk 46:59.47 European Race Walking Cup Metz3rd 10 km walk (junior) 48:48 2010World Race Walking Cup Chihuahua1st 10 km walk (junior) 47:52 2011European U23 Championships Ostrava2nd 20 km walk 1:36:26 2013European U23 Championships Tampere3rd 20 km walk 1:30:59 World Championships Moscow 13th 20 km walk 1:30:50 2014European Championships Zürich 7th 20 km walk 1:28:43 2015World Championships Beijing 5th 20 km walk 1:29:34 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 4th 20 km walk 1:29:032017European Race Walking Cup Poděbrady1st 20 km walk 1:27:57 World Championships London3rd 20 km walk 1:26:36 2018European Championships Berlin2nd 20 km walk 1:27:30 2021European Race Walking Team Championships Poděbrady1st 20 km walk 1:27:423rdTeam 20 km23 pts2021Olympic Games Tokyo1st20 km walk1:29:122023World Championships Budapest3rd 20 km walk 1:27:26 2024European Championships Rome1st20 km walk1:28:08Olympic Games Paris20 km walkno time6thMixed marathon walk relay2:53:522025World Championships Tokyo 20 km walk no time 2nd 35 km walk 2:42:24
National titles She won 10 national championships at senior level. Italian Athletics Championships 10 km walk road: 2014, 2018, 2020 (3) 20 km walk road: 2014 (1) Italian Indoor Athletics Championships 3000 metres walk: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2026 (6)
See also Italian all-time lists - 20 km walk Italy at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Italy at the European Race Walking Team Championships Italian team at the running events
References
External links
Antonella Palmisano at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link) Antonella Palmisano – CONI – Paris 2024