Giuliana Salce (born 16 June 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

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

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.

World record

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

Achievements

National titles

Salce won 12 national championships at individual senior level.

  • 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

External links

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

Marcia e teatro, l'io proprio io di Giuliana Salce sul palco di Ostia

Giuliana Salce Blog di campioni dello sport

La marciatrice Guliana Salce si racconta a teatro

Giuliana Salce Blog di campioni dello sport

Giuliana Salce Blog di campioni dello sport