Serena di Fabio (born 23 November 2007) is an Italian race walker. She is the 2026 World U20 champion in the 5000 metres race walk.
Biography From Abruzzo, Di Santo won the gold medal at the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships in Slovakia in the 5000 metres race walk.
In May 2025, she won the bronze medal in the women's U20 10,000m race at the European Race Walking Team Championships in the Czech Republic. Di Fabio won the silver medal behind Sofia Santacreu of Spain but ahead of another Spaniard, Aldara Meilán, at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships.
Having joined the Fiamme Azzurre, in February 2026, she set a new Italian junior record with a time of 12:40.77 in the 3000 m walk at the Italian Indoor Championships in Ancona. Di Fabio won the silver medal in the junior individual and team competitions at the 2026 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Brazil, having completed the 10 km course in a time of 46:11. On 8 August 2026, she won the gold medal in the 5000 metres race walk at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, USA, with a time of 20:57.57, finishing ahead of Chloe Le Roch of France. She was nominated for European Athletics Women’s Rising Star for 2026.
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