Annarita Sidoti

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Annarita Sidoti (born July 25, 1969 in Gioiosa Marea , Province of Messina ; † May 21, 2015 there ) was an Italian athlete in the walking discipline . With a height of 1.50 m, her competition weight was 42 kg.

Sidoti took part in the Olympic Games in 1992, 1996 and 2000 and went there over the 10 km and 20 km distance to the start. She was also a member of the Italian squad at six world championships.

In 2009, Sidoti was diagnosed with breast cancer and died six years later at the age of 45. She left her husband and three children.

Olympic games

  • 1992 : 10 km walking: 7th place in 45:23 min
  • 1996 : 10 km walking: 11th place in 43:57 min
  • 2000 : 20 km walking : abandoned

World championships

  • 1991 : 10 km walking: 9th place in 44:18 min
  • 1993 : 10 km walking: 9th place in 44:13 min
  • 1995 : 10 km walking: 13th place in 44:06 min
  • 1997 : 10 km walking: 1st place in 42: 55.49 min
  • 1999 : 20 km walking: abandoned
  • 2001 : 20 km walking: 8th place in 1:31:40 h

European championships

  • 1990 : 10 km walking: 1st place in 44:00 min
  • 1994 : 10 km walking: 2nd place in 42:43 min
  • 1998 : 10 km walking: 1st place in 42:49 min
  • 2002 : 20 km walking: 8th place in 1:31:19 h

Indoor walking

  • Indoor European Championship 1990: 3000 m walking: 3rd place in 12: 27.94 min
  • Indoor European Championships 1992: 3000 m walking: 4th place in 12: 04.51 min
  • Indoor World Championships 1993 : 3000 m walking: 6th place in 12: 04.16 min
  • Indoor European Championship 1994: 3000 m walking: 1st place in 11: 54.32 min

Personal bests

  • 10 km: 41:46 min (1994)
  • 20 km: 1:28:38 h (2000)

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Atletica, la battaglia della Sidoti: "Il tumore non vincerà" , accessed on May 22, 2015 (Italian)
  2. ↑ Former Italian race walking world champion Sidoti dies at 44 , accessed on May 22, 2015 (English)

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personal data
SURNAME Sidoti, Annarita
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian walker, world champion 1997
DATE OF BIRTH July 25, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Gioiosa Marea , Province of Messina
DATE OF DEATH May 21, 2015
Place of death Gioiosa Marea , Province of Messina