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
Rosaria Console at the 2011 Berlin Marathon
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1979-12-17) 17 December 1979 (age 44)
Martina Franca, Italy
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight42 kg (93 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventLong distance running
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
Coached byLuciano Gigliotti
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 3000 m: 9:15.80 (2000)
  • 5000 m: 15:49.50 (1999)
  • 10,000 m: 32:55.42 (2000)
  • Half marathon: 1:09:34 (2005)
  • Marathon: 2:26:45 (2009)
Medal record
Senior level (individual)
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Universiade 1 0 0
Mediterranean Games 0 2 0
European 10,000m Cup 0 1 0
Total 1 3 0
Youth level (individual)
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European U23 Championships 0 1 0
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Amsterdam Half marathon team
International Marathons
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Italian Marathon 1 0 0
Padua Marathon 1 0 0
Vienna Marathon 1 0 0

Biography

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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

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Italy
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

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She has won the individual national championship 8 times.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Podio Internazionale dal 1908 al 2008 - Donne" [International Podium 1908 to 2008 - Women] (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  2. ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  3. ^ Sampaolo, Diego (20 March 2011). "Dado takes third straight Rome title as Chumba surprises". IAAF. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Italian Championships". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  5. ^ ""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.
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