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Born (1968-02-02) 2 February 1968 (age 58)
Tregnago, Italy
Height 1.68 m
Weight 52 kg
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 20 km walk
Club Snam Gas Metano
Coached by Sandro Damilano
Retired 2004
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 10 km: 42:15 (1997)
  • 20 km: 1:27:29 (2001)
Medal record
Individual
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Championships 0 1 1
World Race Walking Cup 1 0 0
Mediterranean Games 1 0 0
Team
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Race Walking Cup 1 2 1
European Race Walking Cup 2 2 0

Erica Alfridi (born 22 February 1968) is a famous Italian race walker. She used to compete in race walking events. Erica even won a big international competition called the World Race Walking Cup.

About Erica Alfridi

Erica Alfridi is a talented athlete. She won three individual medals in major international competitions. Erica also competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She was part of the Italian national team for 16 years. She represented her country 29 times between 1988 and 2004.

Her Best Race Times

This section shows how Erica's race times improved over the years. It lists her best times for the 10 km and 20 km walk events. She was often among the top athletes in the world. In 1997, she even had the best time in the world for the 10 km walk!

10 km Walk Times

Year Time Venue Date World Rank
2002 43:05 Italy Piacenza 30 JUN 5th
2001 43:23 Italy Sesto San Giovanni 01 MAY 5th
2000 43:09 Italy Vittorio Veneto 16 JUL 2nd
1998 42:54 Hungary Budapest 20 AUG 13th
1997 42:15 Germany Naumburg 25 MAY 12th
1996 43:27 Russia Moscow 02 JUN 58th
1995 43:54 France Fougères 11 JUN
1989 44:34 Germany Naumburg 01 MAY 18th

20 km Walk Times

Year Time Venue Date World Rank
2004 1:33:19 Mexico Tijuana 20 MAR
2002 1:28:33 Germany Munich 07 AUG 8th
2001 1:27:29 Slovakia Dudince 19 MAY 7th
2000 1:28:06 Germany Eisenhüttenstadt 17 JUN 10th
1999 1:31:52 Italy Campobasso 13 MAR
1997 1:28:13 Italy Cassino 09 MAR 1st
1996 1:32:53 Italy Abano Terme 06 OCT

Major Achievements and Medals

Erica Alfridi won many important medals and achieved high ranks in international competitions. She earned a silver medal at the European Championships and a gold medal at the World Race Walking Cup. She also won gold at the Mediterranean Games.

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 5th 10 km
World Race Walking Cup Poděbrady, Czech Republic 4th 10 km
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd 10 km
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 6th 20 km
2000 European Race Walking Cup Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany 4th 20 km
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 4th 20 km
2001 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 4th 20 km
Mediterranean Games Radès, Tunisia 1st 20 km
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 4th 20 km
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 3rd 20 km
World Race Walking Cup Turin, Italy 1st 20 km

National Championships

Erica Alfridi won 11 national championships in Italy. This means she was the best in Italy many times in different race walking events.

  • 2 wins in the 5000 walk on the track (1998, 2002)
  • 2 wins in the 10 km walk (1988, 1997)
  • 3 wins in the 20 km walk (1996, 1997, 1999)
  • 4 wins in the 3000 metres walk indoors (1996, 1997, 1999, 2000)

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Erica Alfridi para niños

  • Italy at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships - Multiple medalists
  • Italy at the European Race Walking Cup - Multiple medalists
  • Italian all-time lists - 20 km walk
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