Sara Dossena (born 21 November 1984) is an Italian long-distance runner, who won a gold medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.[1] She also won three national championships (10.000 m track, 10 km road and cross country). In 2019, she competed in the women's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[2] She did not finish her race.[2]
.jpg) Sara Dossena at the 2017 New York City Marathon | |||||||||||||||
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| National team | Italy (6 caps) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 November 1984 Clusone | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Laguna Running | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Maurizio Brassini | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
editCross country running
editIn 2015, Dossena won the Italian Cross Country Championships.[3]
Road racing
editIn her first marathon, Dossena finished 6th at the 2017 New York City Marathon.[4]
Track racing
editIn 2017, she was Italian 10,000 metres champion.[5]
Multi-sport
editDossena has been the Italian triathlon champion and duathlon champion.[6]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 2018 | Mediterranean Games |  Tarragona
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1st | Half marathon | 1:13.48 | |
| European Championships |  Berlin
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6th | Marathon | 2:27:53 | PB | |
| 2nd | Marathon Team | 7:32:46 | [7] |
National titles
edit- Italian Athletics Championships
- 10,000 metres: 2017[8]
- 10 km road 2018[9]
- Italian Cross Country Championships
- Senior race: 2015
Marathon
editAt March 2019 she disputed three marathon.[10]
| Marathon | Time | Rank | Venue | Date |
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| New York City Marathon | 2:29:39 | 6th |  New York City |
5 September 2017 |
| Berlin Marathon | 2:27:53 | 6th | Berlin |
12 August 2018 |
| Nagoya Women's Marathon | 2:24:00 | 7th |  Nagoya |
10 March 2019 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "NOC Medallist by Sport - Italy". tarragona2018.cat. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Marathon Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 28 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Sara Dossena da favola al Campaccio: è la seconda delle italiane - Montagna Express
- ^ Sara Dossena sesta alla Maratona di New York – VareseNews
- ^ Sara Dossena sesta alla Maratona di New York - MyValley.it notizie!
- ^ Triathlete/duathlete Sara Dossena 6th at NYC Marathon - Slowtwitch.com
- ^ She finished the race and received the medal, but the time was calculated on the first three athletes reached the finish lane.
- ^ "CAMPIONATI ITALIANI INDIVIDUALI ASSOLUTI SU PISTA 2017 . RISULTATI" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "10km: il tricolore è per Dossena e Salami" (in Italian). fidal.it. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Dossena super a Nagoya, maratona in 2h24:00". fidal.it. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
External links
edit- Sara Dossena at World Athletics
- Sara Dossena at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Sara Dossena at World Triathlon
- Sara Dossena at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- Official website
