Alex Schwazer was born on
December 26, 1984 in Sterzing. He is an Italian race walker. Schwazer won the
bronze medal in the 50 km race at the 2005 World Championships in a national
record time of 3:41.54 hours. At the2007 World Championships he finished tenth
in the 20 km race and won bronze again in the 50 km race (with the quickest
finish ever measured on this event, of 3:37:04.08). He was the runner-up at the
2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup and went on to win gold at the 50 km walk at
the 2008 Summer Olympics, setting a new Olympic record with his time of
3:37:09.
He started his 2010 campaign with
two wins on the 2010 IAAF World Race Walking Challenge circuit: first he won
the 20 km at the Gran Premio Citta di Lugano in an Italian record time,
breaking Maurizio Damilano's 18-year-old record with a time of 1:18:23.20. Just
prior to the IAAF World Race Walking Cup he won at the Coppa Città di Sesto San
Giovanni. At the 2010 European Athletics Championships, he failed to finish the
50 km walk, but doubled up in the 20 km and took the silver medal behind
Russia's Stanislav Emelyanov. He competed in the 20 km race at the 2011 World
Championships in Athletics, but managed only ninth place.
He began 2012 in strong form.
First he walked an Italian record of 1:17:30 hours to win at the Memorial Mario
Albisetti 20 km walk, then he had the fourth best 50 km time of his career a
week later to win at the Dudinska patdesiatka. The only point which is offering
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