# Giorgio Rubino

Giorgio Rubino (born 15 April 1986 in Rome) is an Italian race walker, bronze medal in the 20 km walk at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.

## Biography

The medals of some of the athletics world championship races in 2009 were otherwise awarded 24 March 2016 as a result of doping disqualifications. Among these reallocations also the medals of 20 km walk, which saw the Italian Giorgio Rubino, initially 4th, get the bronze medal This fact, 7 years after the event, allowed Italy to clear the zero in the Medal table. He also has won other four medals, three of these at senior level, in international competitions, and is a five-time winner at the Italian Championships.

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event | Time |
| 2003 | World Youth Championships | Sherbrooke, Canada | 4th | 10,000 m | 43:00.37 |
| 2004 | World Race Walking Cup (U20) | Naumburg, Germany | — | 10 km | DQ |
| 2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 10th | 10,000 m | 42:00.63 |
| 2005 | European Race Walking Cup (U20) | Miskolc, Hungary | 2nd | 10 km | 40:46 |
| 2005 | European Junior Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 3rd | 10,000 m | 40:46.95 |
| 2006 | World Race Walking Cup | A Coruña, Spain | 17th | 20 km | 1:22:05 |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 8th | 20 km | 1:22:34 |
| 2007 | European Race Walking Cup | Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom | 10th | 20 km | 1:21:17 |
| 2007 | European Race Walking Cup | Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom | 2nd | Team - 20 km | 32 pts |
| 2007 | European U23 Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | — | 20 km | DQ |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 5th | 20 km | 1:23:39 |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 18th | 20 km | 1:22:11 |
| 2009 | European Race Walking Cup | Metz, France | 1st | 20 km | 1:24:06 |
| 2009 | European Race Walking Cup | Metz, France | 1st | Team - 20 km | 6 pts |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 3rd | 20 km | 1:19:50 |
| 2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 2nd | 20 km | 1:22:34 |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 4th | 20 km | 1:22:12 |
| 2011 | European Race Walking Cup | Olhão, Portugal | 4th | 20 km | 1:24:14 |
| 2011 | European Race Walking Cup | Olhão, Portugal | 2nd | Team - 20 km | 27 pts |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | — | 20 km | DQ |
| 2012 | World Race Walking Cup | Saransk, Russia | 21st | 20 km | 1:22:42 |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 42nd | 20 km | 1:25:28 |
| 2013 | European Race Walking Cup | Dudince, Slovakia | 13th | 20 km | 1:23:58 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 28th | 20 km | 1:25:42 |
| 2014 | World Race Walking Cup | Taicang, China | 20th | 20 km | 1:20:44 |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 8th | 20 km | 1:22:07 |
| 2015 | European Race Walking Cup | Murcia, Spain | 11th | 20 km | 1:22:55 |
| 2015 | European Race Walking Cup | Murcia, Spain | 7th | Team - 20 km | 71 pts |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 20th | 20 km walk | 1:23:23 |
| 2018 | World Race Walking Team Championships | Taicang, China | 2nd | Team - 20 km | 29 pts |

## National titles

* Italian Athletics Championships
** 10,000 metres walk: 2012
** 20 km walk: 2005
* Italian Indoor Athletics Championships
** 5000 metres walk: 2006, 2012, 2013