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Giuliana Salce
Giuliana Salce.jpg
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1955-06-16) June 16, 1955 (age 65)
Rome, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Racewalking
ClubCUS Roma
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 5 km walk: 21:35:25 (1986)
  • 3 km walk indoor: 12:31:57 (1985)
Medal record World Indoor Championships 1985 Paris 3 km race walk 1987 Paris 3 km race walk European Indoor Championships 1987 Athens 3 km race walk

Giuliana Salce (born June 16, 1955 in Rome) is a retired female race walker from Italy. Her greatest achievement was the 1985 World Indoor gold medal.

In her career she set three world records in the beginning of the women's racewalking.

Biography[edit]

She won three medal, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.[1] She has 17 caps in national team from 1979 to 1987.[2]

After her career in athletics, she tried to go cycling master, but after some time has been involved in an ugly story of doping, after the inevitable disqualification is taken the complaint to the person who was involved and the publication of a book, Dalla vita inn giù, 2011.[3]

World record[edit]

Outdoor
  • 5 km walk: 21:51:85 (Italy L'Aquila, 1 October 1983)
  • 5 km walk: 21:35:25 (Italy Verona, 19 June 1986)
Indoor
  • 3 km walk: 12:31:57 (Italy Florence, 6 February 1985)

Achievements[edit]

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1983World Race Walking CupBergen, Norway18th10 km
1985World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France1st3 km
1987European Indoor ChampionshipsAthens, Greece2nd3 km
World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France2nd3 km
World ChampionshipsRome, Italy18th10 km

National titles[edit]

Salce won 12 national championships at individual senior level.[4][5][6][7]

  • Italian Athletics Championships
    • 5000 m walk (track): 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987 (4)
    • 10 km walk: 1984 (1)
  • Italian Indoor Athletics Championships
    • 3000 m walk: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 (7)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 2 December 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  3. ^ "Dalla vita in giù - Diario di una donna in marcia". .bookdepository.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ^ "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 4 April 2021. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. ^ "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. ^ "Giuliana Salce - Scheda" (PDF). marciadalmondo.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.

External links[edit]

  • Giuliana Salce at World Athletics
  • Giuliana Salce at La marcia nel mondo (in Italian)