Gloria Marconi
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | March 31, 1968 Florence, Italy |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Marathon |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) |
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Gloria Marconi (born 31 March 1968) is an Italian long-distance runner.
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Biography
She was born in Florence. On the track she finished fifth in the 5000 metres and 24th in the 10,000 metres at the 2002 European Championships.[1] She became Italian 5000 metres champion in 2002 and 2004, and 10,000 metres champion in 2003 and 2006.[2] She became indoor 3000 metres champion in 2002.[3]
Her personal best times were 4:25.85 minutes in the 1500 metres, achieved in 1998; 9:04.80 minutes in the 3000 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Ferrara; 10:27.72 minutes in the 3000 metres steeplechase, achieved in July 2001 in Catania; 15:31.02 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Florence; and 32:28.65 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in April 2003 in Athens.[1]
She had a greater success in road running. In the half marathon she competed at the 2001 and 2002 World Half Marathon Championships, and finished eleventh at the 2004 World Half Marathon Championships.[1] Marconi took back-to-back victories at the Roma-Ostia Half Marathon in 2002 and 2003.[4] As a debutant in the marathon race she won the 2003 edition of the Rome City Marathon.[5] She finished 42nd in this event at the 2003 World Championships,[1] and second in the 2004 Milan Marathon.[5] In 2006 she finished 26th at the inaugural World Road Running Championships.[1]
After a long competitive break, she completed her first marathon since 2006 at the 2011 Florence Marathon, taking third place in a time of 2:34:57 hours at the age of 43.[6]
Her personal best times on the road are 1:09:25 hours in the half marathon, achieved in October 2006 in Ostia; and 2:29:35 hours in the marathon, achieved in March 2003 in Rome.[1]
Achievements
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National championships
She has won 6 times the individual national championship.[7]
- 2 wins in the 5000 metres (2002, 2004)
- 3 wins in the 10,000 metres (2003, 2006, 2007)
- 1 win in the half marathon (2006)
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Gloria Marconi profile at IAAF
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- ↑ Civai, Franco (2011-03-01). Rome-Ostia Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-03-04.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 marathoninfo (French), Profile Fidal (Italian)
- ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2011-11-27). Bekele and Gigi lead Ethiopian sweep in Florence. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-28.
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External links
- Gloria Marconi profile at IAAF
- IAAF ID different in Wikidata
- Articles with French-language external links
- Articles with Italian-language external links
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- Articles using small message boxes
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Italian female long-distance runners
- Sportspeople from Florence
- Italian female marathon runners
