Give you a statement and table with its title in Markdown format, please determine whether the statement is supported or refuted by, or is unrelated to the table. It'a binary classification problem, you should choose the answer between supported and refuted. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| year | competition | venue | position | notes |
| 1997 | world championships | athens , greece | 12th | 20 km |
| 1997 | world race walking cup | podebrady , czech republic | 17th | 20 km |
| 1998 | european championships | budapest , hungary | 12th | 20 km |
| 1999 | world championships | seville , spain | 5th | 20 km |
| 1999 | world race walking cup | mézidon - canon , france | 8th | 20 km |
| 2000 | olympic games | sydney , australia | 9th | 20 km |
| 2001 | world championships | edmonton , canada | 12th | 20 km |
| 2001 | mediterranean games | radès , tunisia | 3rd | 20 km |
| 2002 | european championships | munich , germany | 7th | 20 km |
| 2002 | world race walking cup | turin , italy | 7th | 20 km |
| 2003 | european race walking cup | cheboksary , russia | 2nd | 20 km |
| 2003 | world championships | paris , france | 21st | 20 km |
| 2004 | world race walking cup | naumburg , germany | 13th | 20 km |
| 2004 | olympic games | athens , greece | dnf | 20 km |
Title:
alessandro gandellini
Statement:
european race walking cup has a higher position than 2nd in the competition
Answer:
refuted