Bruna Genovese

Bruna Genovese
	Bruna Genovese during 2005 Boston Marathon
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	September 24, 1976 (age 48); Montebelluna, Italy
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Marathon
Club	G.S. Forestale
Coached by	Salvatore Bettiol
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Half marathon: 1:11.22 (2005); Marathon: 2:25.28 (2006);
Medal record
European Marathon Cup
International Marathons

Bruna Genovese (born 24 September 1976 in Montebelluna) is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race.

Biography

Genovese won the Italian under 21 half-marathon championship in 1998.^[1] She ran her first marathon on 24 October 1999 in Venice,^[2] and won the 2004 Tokyo International Marathon with Kiyoko Shimahara finishing second and Elfenesh Alemu third.^[3]^[4]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1999	Venice Marathon	Venice, Italy	3rd	2:31:06
2001	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	9th	2:30:39
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	17th	2:33:13
	Tokyo International Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	3rd	2:25:35
2002	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	6th	2:29:02
2003	Tokyo International Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	4th	2:34:32
2004	Rome Marathon	Rome, Italy	2nd	2:29:03
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	10th	2:32:50
	Tokyo International Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	1st	2:26:34
2005	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	3rd	2:29:51
2005	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	5th	2:27:15
2006	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	4th	2:25:28
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	6th	2:31:15
2008	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	6th	2:30:52
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	17th	2:31:31
2009	Turin Marathon	Turin, Italy	3rd	2:30:51
2009	Yokohama Marathon	Yokohama, Japan	4th	2:29:57
2010	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	5th	2:29:12

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^ "Bruna Genovese, partenza per Pechino". Asterisco Informazioni. Fabrizio Stelluto. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
^ Nakamura, Ken (21 November 2004). "Genovese comes from behind for surprise win in Tokyo Women's Marathon". News Centre. IAAF. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
^ "Genovese takes Tokyo Marathon". Other Sports. The Japan Times. 22 November 2004. Retrieved 4 October 2011.