Elisabetta Perrone

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| caption = Perrone in a race walk competition in Biella in 1993.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|7|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Camburzano, Biella, Italy

| club = G.S. Forestale

| height = {{height|m=1.68}}

| weight = {{cvt|56|kg}}

| country = {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy

| sport = Athletics

| event = Racewalking

| pb = *10 km: 41:56 (1993)

20 km: 1:27:09 (2001)

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/dmdocuments/MEDAGLIE-D-1908-2008.pdf|title=PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE|publisher=sportolimpico.it|access-date=25 December 2012}}

Biography

Elisabetta Perrone won six medals, at individual level, at the International athletics competitions. She participated at four editions of the Summer Olympics (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004), she has 39 caps in sixteen years in national team from 1981 to 2004.{{cite book|title=Annuario dell'Atletica 2009|year=2009|publisher=FIDAL}}

National records

20 km race walk: 1:27:09 ({{flagicon|SVK}} 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 ({{flagicon|ITA}} Rieti, 2 August 2003).{{cite web|url=http://www.fidal.it/upload/files/Statistiche/alltimeoutdoor/Italiaalltimeal25giu2017.pdf|title=LISTE ITALIANE ALL TIME al 25 giugno 2017|publisher=fidal.it|language=it|page=59|access-date=25 August 2017}} Record held until 18 May 2014 (broken by Eleonora Giorgi with 20.01.80)

Achievements

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colspan="6"\|Representing {{ITA}}
1992 \|Olympic Games \|Barcelona, Spain \|19th \|10 km \|46:43
rowspan=2\|1993 \|World Race Walking Cup \|Monterrey, Mexico \|10th \|10 km \|46:49
World Championships \|Stuttgart, Germany \|4th \|10 km \|43:26
1994 \|European Championships \|Helsinki, Finland \|7th \|10 km \|43:47
rowspan=2\|1995 \|World Race Walking Cup \|Beijing, China \|6th \|10 km \|43:13
World Championships \|Gothenburg, Sweden \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|10 km \|42:16
1996 \|Olympic Games \|Atlanta, United States \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|10 km \|42:12
rowspan=2\|1997 \|World Championships \|Athens, Greece \|10th \|10,000 m \|45:16.64
Mediterranean Games \|Bari, Italy \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|10 km \|44:40
1998 \|European Championships \|Budapest, Hungary \|align="center" \| 11th \|10 km \|44:04
1999 \|World Championships \|Seville, Spain \|align="center" \| 21st \|20 km \|1:36:24
rowspan=2\|2000 \|European Race Walking Cup \|Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|20 km \|1:27:42
Olympic Games \|Sydney, Australia \| — \|20 km \|DSQ
rowspan=3\|2001 \|European Race Walking Cup \|Dudince, Slovakia \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|20 km \|1:27:09
Mediterranean Games \|Tunis, Tunisia \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|20 km \|1:36:47
World Championships \|Edmonton, Canada \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|20 km \|1:28:56
2002 \|European Championships \|Munich, Germany \|6th \|20 km \|1:30:25
rowspan=2\|2003 \|European Race Walking Cup \|Cheboksary, Russia \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|20 km \|1:27:58
World Championships \|Paris, France \| — \|20 km \|DNF
2004 \|Olympic Games \|Athens, Greece \|18th \|20 km \|1:32:21

colspan="6"|Representing {{ITA}}

1992

|Olympic Games

|Barcelona, Spain

|19th

|10 km

|46:43

rowspan=2|1993

|World Race Walking Cup

|Monterrey, Mexico

|10th

|10 km

|46:49

World Championships

|Stuttgart, Germany

|4th

|10 km

|43:26

1994

|European Championships

|Helsinki, Finland

|7th

|10 km

|43:47

rowspan=2|1995

|World Race Walking Cup

|Beijing, China

|6th

|10 km

|43:13

World Championships

|Gothenburg, Sweden

|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|10 km

|42:16

1996

|Olympic Games

|Atlanta, United States

|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|10 km

|42:12

rowspan=2|1997

|World Championships

|Athens, Greece

|10th

|10,000 m

|45:16.64

Mediterranean Games

|Bari, Italy

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|10 km

|44:40

1998

|European Championships

|Budapest, Hungary

|align="center" | 11th

|10 km

|44:04

1999

|World Championships

|Seville, Spain

|align="center" | 21st

|20 km

|1:36:24

rowspan=2|2000

|European Race Walking Cup

|Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany

|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|20 km

|1:27:42

Olympic Games

|Sydney, Australia

| —

|20 km

|DSQ

rowspan=3|2001

|European Race Walking Cup

|Dudince, Slovakia

|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|20 km

|1:27:09

Mediterranean Games

|Tunis, Tunisia

|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|20 km

|1:36:47

World Championships

|Edmonton, Canada

|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|20 km

|1:28:56

2002

|European Championships

|Munich, Germany

|6th

|20 km

|1:30:25

rowspan=2|2003

|European Race Walking Cup

|Cheboksary, Russia

|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|1:27:58

| —

|DNF

2004

|Olympic Games

|Athens, Greece

|18th

|20 km

|1:32:21

National titles

Perrone won 9 national championships at individual senior level.

Italian Athletics Championships
5000 m walk (track): 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003 (4){{cite web|url=http://asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com/files/annuario-fidal.pdf|title=Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010|publisher=asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com|language=it|accessdate=4 April 2021|archive-date=28 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828003321/http://asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com/files/annuario-fidal.pdf|url-status=dead}}
10,000 m walk (track): 1994, 1995 (2){{cite web|url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONESSE%20ITALIANE.pdf|title=CAMPIONATI “ASSOLUTI” – DONNE TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020|publisher=sportolimpico.it|language=it|date=1 January 2021|accessdate=4 April 2021}}
20 km: 2001 (1)
Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
3000 m walk: 1998, 2003 (2){{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/itai.htm|title=ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS|publisher=gbrathletics.com|access-date=26 December 2012}}