Rossella Giordano

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| caption= Giordano in 2015 at 43.

| birth_date= {{birth date and age|1972|12|1}}

| birth_place= Asti, Italy

| club = G.S. Fiamme Azzurre

| coach = Sandro Damilano

| height={{height|m=1.70}}

| weight={{cvt|51|kg}}

| country= {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy

| sport = Athletics

| event=Racewalking

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10 km: 41:38 (1997)
10 km: 1:29:12 (1997)

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|Summer Universiade|0|3|0

|World Race Walking Cup|0|1|0

|European Race Walking Cup|2|2|0

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Rossella Giordano (born 1 December 1972) is an Italian race walker.

Biography

Rossella Giordano won four silver medals, to 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}} She participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1996 and 2004), she has 25 caps in national team from 1996 to 2008.{{cite book|title=Annuario dell'Atletica 2009|year=2009|publisher=FIDAL}}

National record

20000 metres walk (track): 1:30:48 ({{flagicon|POR}} Almada, 4 August 2000)

Achievements

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colspan="6"\|Representing {{ITA}}
1990 \|World Junior Championships \|Plovdiv, Bulgaria \|18th \|5000m \|23:53.80
rowspan=3\|1995 \|World Race Walking Cup \|Beijing, PR China \|7th \|10 km \|43:44
World Student Games \|Fukuoka, Japan \|bgcolor="silver" align="center" \| 2nd \|10 km \|43:30
World Championships \|Gothenburg, Sweden \|6th \|10 km \|42:26
rowspan=2\|1996 \|European Race Walking Cup \|A Coruña, Spain \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|10 km \|43:27
Olympic Games \|Atlanta, United States \|5th \|10 km \|42:43
rowspan=2\|1997 \|World Race Walking Cup \|Poděbrady, Czech Republic \|5th \|10 km \| 42:37
World Student Games \|Catania, Italy \|bgcolor="silver" align="center" \| 2nd \|10 km \|44:31
rowspan=2\|1999 \|World Championships \|Seville, Spain \|27th \|20 km \|1:38:06
World Student Games \|Palma de Mallorca, Spain \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|10 km \|44:39
2002 \|World Race Walking Cup \|Turin, Italy \|9th \|20 km \| 1:31:10
2003 \|World Championships \|Paris, France \|6th \|20 km \|1:29:14
2004 \|Olympic Games \|Athens, Greece \|11th \|20 km \|1:30:39
2006 \|European Championships \|Gothenburg, Sweden \|18th \|20 km \|1:33:56

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

1990

|World Junior Championships

|Plovdiv, Bulgaria

|18th

|5000m

|23:53.80

rowspan=3|1995

|World Race Walking Cup

|Beijing, PR China

|7th

|10 km

|43:44

World Student Games

|Fukuoka, Japan

|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd

|10 km

|6th

|42:26

rowspan=2|1996

|European Race Walking Cup

|A Coruña, Spain

|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|10 km

|43:27

Olympic Games

|Atlanta, United States

|5th

|10 km

|42:43

rowspan=2|1997

|World Race Walking Cup

|Poděbrady, Czech Republic

|5th

|10 km

| 42:37

World Student Games

|Catania, Italy

|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd

|10 km

rowspan=2|1999

|27th

|1:38:06

|Palma de Mallorca, Spain

|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|10 km

|44:39

2002

|World Race Walking Cup

|Turin, Italy

|9th

|20 km

| 1:31:10

2003

|World Championships

|Paris, France

|6th

|20 km

|1:29:14

2004

|Olympic Games

|Athens, Greece

|11th

|20 km

|1:30:39

2006

|European Championships

|Gothenburg, Sweden

|18th

|20 km

|1:33:56

National titles

She won three times the individual national championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_DONNE.pdf|title="CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012|publisher=sportolimpico.it|access-date=26 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224062428/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_DONNE.pdf|archive-date=24 December 2012}}

3 wins in the 10 km walk (1996, 1998)
1 win in the 5000 m walk track (2006)

References

External links

{{sports links}}
[http://www2.raisport.rai.it/atlanta96/protag/02/022.html Rossella Giordano] at RAI
[http://www.marciadalmondo.com/admin/pdf/personaggi/Giordano%20Rossella.pdf Rossella Giordano] at Marcia nel mondo {{in lang|it}}

Category:1972 births

Category:Living people

Category:Italian female race walkers

Category:Athletics competitors of Fiamme Azzurre

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic athletes for Italy

Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)

Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy

Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for Italy

Category:Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade

Category:Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade