Veronica Inglese

Veronica Inglese (born 22 November 1990) is an Italian long-distance runner.[1] She won a silver medal at the 2016 European Athletics Championships.[2]

Veronica Inglese
Personal information
Born (1990-11-22) 22 November 1990
Barletta, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long-distance running
ClubC.S. Esercito
Coached byMassimo Magnani
Medal record
European Championships
2016 AmsterdamHalf marathon
2016 AmsterdamHalf marathon team
European U20 Championships
2009 Novi Sad5000 m

Biography

In the 5,000m, she won the bronze medal at the 2009 European Junior Championships in Athletics. She won twelve Italian national titles, including four senior (5000m, 10 km road, cross-country and 10,000m track). She has been selected several times on the national team: at the 2011 World Championships, at the 2013 European Cross Country Championships where she finished 8th, and at the 2014 Half Marathon World Championships, among others.

On May 1, 2016, she ran in Palo Alto the 10,000m in 31:42:02, which qualifies her for the Rio Olympics, a time she adds over 5,000m, 15:22:45, June 25, 2016 in Rieti to win the national championship. On July 6, 2016, she finished 6th in the 10,000m European Championships in Amsterdam, beating her personal best, and on July 10 she won the half marathon silver medal behind Sara Moreira.

National titles

She won four national championships at individual senior level in four different specialities.

References
  1. "Veronica Inglese". IAAF. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  2. European Athletics Championships - Amsterdam 2016 - 10,000m Women Archived 7 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine. european-athletics.org.
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