Rosaria Console
Rosaria Console, better known as Rosalba (born 17 December 1979 in Martina Franca, Taranto) is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the half marathon and marathon.
![]() Rosaria Console at the 2011 Berlin Marathon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 December 1979 Martina Franca, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 42 kg (93 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Luciano Gigliotti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
She won four medals, one of these at junior level, at the International athletics competitions.[1] She participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (2004, 2012). She has 14 caps in national team from 1994 to 2012.[2] She suffered a tibia problem in early 2011 but still managed to take fifth place at the Rome City Marathon in March.[3] She won seven national championships (two on 10000 m in 2008 and 2016, four on half-marathon in 2003, 2009, 2010 and 2016, one on marathon in 2008).[4]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1998 | World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 18th (h) | 5000m | 16:51.21 |
| 1999 | European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 7th | 5000m | 15:51.35 |
| 2nd | 10,000m | 33:05.77 | |||
| Universiade | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 1st | Half marathon | 1:14:14 | |
| 2001 | Padua Marathon | Padua, Italy | 1st | Marathon | 2:30:55 |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 20th | Marathon | 2:34:11 | |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 5th | Marathon | 2:35:23 |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | — | Marathon | DNF |
| 2004 | Vienna Marathon | Vienna, Austria | 1st | Marathon | 2:29:22 |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 16th | Marathon | 2:35:56 | |
| 2005 | Mediterranean Games | Almería, Spain | 2nd | Half marathon | 1:15:40 |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 19th | Marathon | 2:32:47 | |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | — | Marathon | DNF |
| 2008 | Italian Marathon | Carpi, Italy | 1st | Marathon | 2:30:44 |
| 2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 2nd | Half marathon | 1:12:34 |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 8th | Marathon | 2:36:20 |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, Great Britain | 30th | Marathon | 2:30:09 |
National titles
She has won the individual national championship 8 times.[5]
- 3 wins in 10,000 metres (2008, 2016, 2018)
- 4 wins in half marathon (2003, 2009, 2010, 2016)
- 1 win in marathon (2008)
References
- "Podio Internazionale dal 1908 al 2008 - Donne" [International Podium 1908 to 2008 - Women] (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- Sampaolo, Diego (20 March 2011). "Dado takes third straight Rome title as Chumba surprises". IAAF. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- "Italian Championships". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ""Campionati "Assoluti" Italiani sul podio tricolore – 1923 2012" [Championship "Absolute" Italians on the Tricolore Podium 1923 2012] (PDF). sportolimpico.it (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
External links
- Rosaria Console at World Athletics
- Rosaria Console at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Rosaria Console at Olympedia
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