Elisabetta Perrone (born 9 July 1968) is a former race walker from Italy who won eighteen medals, eight of these at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.
Biography Elisabetta Perrone won six medals at the individual level, at the International athletics competitions. She participated in four editions of the Summer Olympics (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004). She has 39 caps in sixteen years in the national team from 1981 to 2004.
National records 20 km race walk: 1:27:09 ( Dudince, 19 May 2001). Record held until 17 May 2015 (broken by Eleonora Giorgi with 1:26:17) 5000 m race walk: 20:12.24 ( Rieti, 2 August 2003). Record held until 18 May 2014 (broken by Eleonora Giorgi with 20.01.80)
Achievements Representing 1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain19th10 km46:431993World Race Walking Cup Monterrey, Mexico10th10 km46:49World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany4th10 km43:26 1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland7th10 km43:471995World Race Walking Cup Beijing, China6th10 km43:13World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd10 km42:161996Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 2nd10 km42:12 1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece10th10,000 m45:16.64 Mediterranean GamesBari, Italy 1st10 km44:401998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary 11th10 km44:041999World Championships Seville, Spain 21st20 km1:36:24 2000European Race Walking Cup Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany 2nd20 km1:27:42Olympic GamesSydney, Australia —20 kmDSQ2001European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 3rd20 km1:27:09Mediterranean GamesTunis, Tunisia 2nd20 km1:36:47World Championships Edmonton, Canada 3rd20 km1:28:562002European Championships Munich, Germany6th20 km1:30:252003European Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 2nd20 km1:27:58World Championships Paris, France —20 kmDNF2004Olympic Games Athens, Greece18th20 km1:32:21
National titles Perrone won 9 national championships at the individual senior level. Italian Athletics Championships 5000 m walk (track): 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003 (4) 10,000 m walk (track): 1994, 1995 (2) 20 km: 2001 (1) Italian Athletics Indoor Championships 3000 m walk: 1998, 2003 (2)
See also Italy at the European Race Walking Cup - Multiple medalists Italian all-time lists - 20 km walk
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