Antonella Palmisano
Date of birth
August 6, 1991
Weight
49 kg
Heigh
1,66 cm
Nationality
Italy
Date of birth
August 6, 1991
Weight
49 kg
Heigh
1,66 cm
Nationality
Italy
At the age of twelve, after her first athletic experiences in volleyball, she approached the world of marching and has not left it since.
Globally, she began to make a name for herself at the World Cup in Chihuahua, Mexico, in 2010, triumphing among juniors at the age of 18.
And to pursue the five-ring dream, she moved from her native Puglia to Rome to train with coach Patrizio Parcesepe, with whom she worked until the fall of 2023.
On her 30th birthday she achieved the success that every sportsman hopes to achieve, the gold medal at the Olympic Games. A triumph that made Antonella Palmisano one of the greatest Italian athletes of any era. A long-awaited victory.
Tokyo (or rather Sapporo, to be precise) is the pinnacle of her career.
Before the Olympic gold medal, however, Antonella Palmisano had already twice stood on the podium in major international events: bronze at the World Championships in London in 2017 with a personal best of 1h26:36, bronze also at the European Championships in Berlin in 2018, again in the 20 km, a distance in which she has always shown all her class and elegance, the result of an exemplary and harmonious technique.
Physical problems with her hip had called into question her participation in the Tokyo Olympics, threatening to undo years of work. However, her talent and willpower pushed her to continue, and in Japan she was ready: leading race from the first meter, attack with 4 km to go, Chinese rivals pulled away.
Since that day, physical troubles have plagued her again: surgery, doubts about continuing the activity, the World Cup in Budapest getting closer and closer. The answer came right in Hungary where she won a bronze medal of heart and courage, despite a fall in the race.
Antonella Palmisano’s flower in her hair has become famous: a felt clip prepared by her mother Maria in the colors of the country hosting the competition, a mark of recognition that identifies her around the world.
After the Tokyo Olympics, she launched a series of tutorials on social media titled “How to racewalk” to teach the art of marching. She has often been invited to schools as a testimonial for marching and its values.
Since October 2023, she has been coached by her husband Lorenzo Dessi, a former blue marcher, with whom love broke out on the national team.
At the age of twelve, after her first athletic experiences in volleyball, she approached the world of marching and has not left it since.
Globally, she began to make a name for herself at the World Cup in Chihuahua, Mexico, in 2010, triumphing among juniors at the age of 18.
And to pursue the five-ring dream, she moved from her native Puglia to Rome to train with coach Patrizio Parcesepe, with whom she worked until the fall of 2023.
On her 30th birthday she achieved the success that every sportsman hopes to achieve, the gold medal at the Olympic Games. A triumph that made Antonella Palmisano one of the greatest Italian athletes of any era. A long-awaited victory.
Tokyo (or rather Sapporo, to be precise) is the pinnacle of her career.
Before the Olympic gold medal, however, Antonella Palmisano had already twice stood on the podium in major international events: bronze at the World Championships in London in 2017 with a personal best of 1h26:36, bronze also at the European Championships in Berlin in 2018, again in the 20 km, a distance in which she has always shown all her class and elegance, the result of an exemplary and harmonious technique.
Physical problems with her hip had called into question her participation in the Tokyo Olympics, threatening to undo years of work. However, her talent and willpower pushed her to continue, and in Japan she was ready: leading race from the first meter, attack with 4 km to go, Chinese rivals pulled away.
Since that day, physical troubles have plagued her again: surgery, doubts about continuing the activity, the World Cup in Budapest getting closer and closer. The answer came right in Hungary where she won a bronze medal of heart and courage, despite a fall in the race.
Antonella Palmisano’s flower in her hair has become famous: a felt clip prepared by her mother Maria in the colors of the country hosting the competition, a mark of recognition that identifies her around the world.
After the Tokyo Olympics, she launched a series of tutorials on social media titled “How to racewalk” to teach the art of marching. She has often been invited to schools as a testimonial for marching and its values.
Since October 2023, she has been coached by her husband Lorenzo Dessi, a former blue marcher, with whom love broke out on the national team.