Quick Facts
Biography
Ileana Salvador (born January 16, 1962 in Noale) is a former Italian race walker.
Biography
She won ten medals, to senior level, at the International athletics competitions. Specializing in indoor competitions running, boasts six medals (three European silver and three World bronze), just earned indoor. She participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1992), she has 29 caps in national team from 1987 to 1996. She was twice World Best Year Performance in Women's Race Walking: 1992 in the 10 km walk and 1993 in the 20 km walk.
Her career and her life, has inspired a book La marcia infinita di Ileana (The neverending racewalking of Ileana), from Valter Esposito (2006, Il Prato publisher). She lives in Sweden from 1996 and she is a teacher of italian language and Consular Officer at Embassy of Italy in Sweden.
Records
She is holder of two world records in not Olympic distance, but recognized by IAAF and former older of two records more.
World records
- 25 km walk: 2:08:46 (
Växjö, 28 September 1996) - current holder - 3000 m walk (track): 11:48:24 (
Padua, 29 August 1993) - current holder - 2 miles walk indoor: 13:11.88 ( Genoa, 14 February 1990) - until 14 September 1996
- 10,000 m walk (track): 42:39.2 ( Genoa, 17 June 1989) - until 26 May 1990
European records
- 5000 m walk (track): 20:25.2 (
Barcelona, 2 April 1992) - until 11 July 1995
- "WORLD RECORDS AND BEST PERFORMANCES". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- "World records and best performances, women's race walking". athleticsweekly.com. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Italy | |||||
| 1989 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 3000 m walk | 12:11.33 |
| World Race Walking Cup | L'Hospitalet, Spain | 3rd | 10 km walk | 43.24 | |
| Universiade | Duisburg, West Germany | 1st | 5000 m walk | 20.44 | |
| European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 2nd | 3000 m walk | 12:32.43 | |
| 1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 2nd | 3000 m walk | 12:18.84 |
| European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 3rd | 10 km walk | 44:38] | |
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 3rd | 3000 m walk | 12.07.67 |
| World Race Walking Cup | San Jose, United States | 6th | 10 km walk | 44.52 | |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 7th | 10 km walk | 44.09 | |
| 1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 2nd | 3000 m walk | 11:53.23 |
| Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | DSQ | 10 km walk | NT | |
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 3rd | 3000 m walk | 11:55.35 |
| World Race Walking Cup | Monterrey, Mexico | 6th | 10 km walk | 46.02 | |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 2nd | 10 km walk | 43:08 | |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 11th | 10 km walk | 44:51 |
National championships
She won 14 times the individual national championship.
- 5 wins in the 5000 metres walk (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993)
- 4 wins in the 10 km walk (1987, 1989, 1990, 1992)
- 1 win in the 20 km walk (1993)
- 4 wins in the 3000 metres walk indoor (1988, 1990, 1992, 1993)
- ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 26 December 2012.