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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Italy
1998World Junior ChampionshipsAnnecy, France18th (h)5000m16:51.21
1999European U23 ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden7th5000m15:51.35
2nd10,000m33:05.77
UniversiadePalma de Mallorca, Spain1stHalf marathon1:14:14
2001Padua MarathonPadua, Italy1stMarathon2:30:55
World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada20thMarathon2:34:11
2002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany5thMarathon2:35:23
2003World ChampionshipsParis, France—MarathonDNF
2004Vienna MarathonVienna, Austria1stMarathon2:29:22
Olympic GamesAthens, Greece16thMarathon2:35:56
2005Mediterranean GamesAlmería, Spain2ndHalf marathon1:15:40
World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland19thMarathon2:32:47
2006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden—MarathonDNF
2008Italian MarathonCarpi, Italy1stMarathon2:30:44
2009Mediterranean GamesPescara, Italy2ndHalf marathon1:12:34
2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain8thMarathon2:36:20
2012Olympic GamesLondon, Great Britain30thMarathon2:30:09

National titles

She has won the individual national championship 8 times.

See also

  • Italian all-time top lists - Half marathon
  • Italian all-time top lists - Marathon

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