Silvia Weissteiner
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Silvia Weissteiner (born 13 July 1979 in
long-distance runner
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Biography
She is a two-time
Italian indoor record, marking an improvement of over twelve seconds for the distance.[1]
She has enjoyed success at the
BOClassic New Year's Eve race in Bolzano and was the first European to cross the line, taking third behind Vivian Cheruiyot and Afera Godfay.[2]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Italy
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| 2001 | European U23 Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands
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8th | 5000 m | 16:05.42 |
| Mediterranean Games | Radès, Tunisia | 5th | 5000 m | 16:06.38 | |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany
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13th | 5000 m | 15:58.92 |
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain
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4th | 3000 m | 8:56.27 |
| Mediterranean Games | Almería, Spain
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3rd | 5000 m | 15:28.50 | |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden
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14th | 10,000 m | 32:09.26 |
| 2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom
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3rd | 3000 m | 8:44.81 (NR) |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan
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12th | 5000 m | 15:11.81 | |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain
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7th | 3000 m | 8:49.11 |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China
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21st (h) | 5000 m | 15:23.45 | |
| 2009 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France
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13th (h) | 3000 m | 9:05.60 |
| Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy
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3rd | 5000 m | 15:15.95 | |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany
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7th | 5000 m | 15:09.74 | |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France
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12th (h) | 3000 m | 9:19.96 |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey
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10th (h) | 3000 m | 9:08.41 |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 15th | 5000 m | 15:39.23 | |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom
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16th (h) | 5000 m | 15:06.81 | |
| 2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey
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2nd | 5000 m | 15:44.53 |
National titles
Silvia Weissteiner has won the individual national championship 17 times.[3][4]
- 1 win in the 1500 metres: 2007
- 4 wins in the 5000 metres: 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012
- 5 wins in the cross country running: 2003 (short race), 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012
- 7 wins in the 3000 metres indoor: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013
Personal bests
- 1500 metres - 4:12.30 min (2007)
- 3000 metres - 8:48.63 min (2007) - indoor: 8:44.81 min (2007, national record)
- 5000 metres - 15:02.65 min (2007)
- 10,000 metres - 32:09.26 min (2006)
See also
References
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-27.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2012-01-01). Soi and Cheruiyot take thrillers in Bolzano. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-02.
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
External links
- Silvia Weissteiner at World Athletics
- Silvia Weissteiner at Diamond League
- Silvia Weissteiner at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Silvia Weissteiner at Olympedia
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