Rosaria Console
Italian marathon runner

Rosaria Console

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Italian marathon runner
Gender:
Female
Places:
Italy
Is:
Athlete
Work field:
Sports
Birth:
17 December 1979(Martina Franca, Province of Taranto, Apulia, Italy)
Star sign:
Sagittarius
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Introduction

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.

Biography

She won four medals, one of these at junior level, at the International athletics competitions. She participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (2004, 2012). She has 14 caps in national team from 1994 to 2012. She suffered a tibia problem in early 2011 but still managed to take fifth place at the Rome City Marathon in March. 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).

Achievements

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

She has won the individual national championship 5 times.

  • 1 win in 10,000 metres (2008)
  • 3 wins in half marathon (2003, 2009, 2010)
  • 1 win in marathon (2008)