Walter Arena

Walter Arena

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	May 30, 1964 Catania, Italy
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Racewalking
Club	G.S. Fiamme Azzurre
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	20 km: 1:19:24 (1990)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Summer Universiade 1 0 0 World Race Walking Cup 0 2 0

Walter Arena (born May 30, 1964 in Catania) is a retired male race walker from Italy.

Biography

Walter Arena won three medal (one at individual level), at the International athletics competitions.^[1] He participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1992), he has 28 caps in national team from 1984 to 1997.^[2]

National records

• 20000 m walk: :19:24 ( Fana, 26 May 1990) - current holder

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Italy
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	5th	20 km	1:22:42
1987	World Race Walking Cup	New York City, USA	15th	20 km	1:22:49
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	DSQ	20 km	NT
1989	World Race Walking Cup	L'Hospitalet, Spain	7th	20 km	1:21:45
	World Student Games	Duisburg, West Germany	1st	20 km	1:23:25
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	6th	20 km	1:24:16
1991	World Race Walking Cup	San Jose, USA	6th	20 km	1:21:01
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	7th	20 km	1:21:01
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	18th	20 km	1:29:34
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	DSQ	20 km	NT
	World Race Walking Cup	Monterrey, Mexico	21st	20 km	1:28:39 [2][3]
1995	World Race Walking Cup	Beijing, China	12th	20 km	1.22:37 [3]
1997	World Race Walking Cup	Poděbrady, Czech Republic	24th	20 km	1:20:50

See also

• Italian records in athletics

References

1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
2. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
3. Silver medal with the team in the IAAF World Race Walking Cup.

External links

• Walter Arena at Sports Reference
• IAAF profile for Walter Arena