Vittorio Visini

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1945-05-25) 25 May 1945 (age 78) Chieti, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Race walk
Club	C.S. Carabinieri
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	20 km – 1:25.49 (1981) 50 km – 3:56.00 (1978)
Medal record Representing Italy Mediterranean Games 1967 Tunis 50 km walk 1971 Smirne 50 km walk

Vittorio Visini (born 25 May 1945) is a retired Italian race walker. He competed in the 20 km and 50 km events at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics and finished in 6–8th place.^[1]

Biography

From 1965 to 1982 Visini took part in 67 international competitions. He won 16 national titles: in the 20 km (1970), 50 km (1970–1975 and 1981), and 5 km indoor (1970–1976 and 1978).^[2][3] In retirement he worked as a racewalking coach.^[4]

International competitions

Representing  Italy

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result	Notes
1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico	6th	50 km walk	4:36:33
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	8th	20 km walk	1:32:30
			7th	50 km walk	4:08:31
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	8th	20 km walk	1:29:31

National titles

Visini won 16 national championships at individual senior level.^[5][6]

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • 20 km racewalk: 1970 (1)
  • 50 km racewalk: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981 (7)
• Italian Indoor Athletics Championships
  • 2000 m racewalk: 1970, 1971 (2)
  • 3000 m racewalk: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978 (6)