Valeria Straneo
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Valeria Straneo (born 5 April 1976) is an Italian
Italian record holder in the marathon
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She won the Stramilano in 2011 and bettered the half marathon Italian record at the Roma-Ostia Half Marathon in 2012, although it was not ratified as the course doesn't meet Fidal criteria.[1]
Biography
Born in
Italian record at the Rotterdam Marathon in April, finishing as runner-up with a time of 2:23:44 hours.[4][5] The Turin Marathon saw her finish third with a time of 2:27:04 hours.[6]
Straneo has represented the Italy national athletics team once (at the 2011 European Cross Country Championships) and has won twice at the national championships. She has two children, Leonardo (born 2006) and Arianna (born 2007).[2]
National records
- Half marathon: 1:07:46 (
Ostia, 26 February 2012) - Current holder.[4] - Marathon: 2:23:44 (
Rotterdam, 15 April 2012) - Current holder.[7]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Result | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 2011 | European Cross Country Championships |  Velenje
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10th | Cross country running | 26:42 | |
| 2012 | Olympic Games |  London
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8th | Marathon | 2:25:27 | Changed to 7th after disqualification of Tetyana Hamera-Shmyrko[8] |
| 2013 | Mediterranean Games |  Mersin
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1st | Half Marathon | 1:11:00 | 
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| World Championships in Athletics |  Moscow
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2nd | Marathon
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2:25:58 | 
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| 2014 | European Championships in Athletics
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Zurich
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2nd | Marathon | 2:25:27 | |
| 2016 | Olympic Games |  Rio de Janeiro
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13th[8] | Marathon | 2:29:44 |
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Road races
- 1st - 2011 Stramilano
- 2nd - 2012 Rotterdam Marathon
National titles
Straneo won eight national championships at individual
senior level, she has won, at 36 years old for her first time, the individual national championship.[2][9]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 10,000 metres: 2013, 2020 (2)
- Half marathon: 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020 (4)
- Italian 10 km road Championship
- 10 km road race: 2011, 2012 (2)
See also
- Italian records in athletics
- Italian all-time lists - Half marathon
- Italian all-time lists - Marathon
References
- ^ "Roma-Ostia da record Straneo" (in Italian). FIDAL. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ a b c "Valeria Straneo" (in Italian). FIDAL. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "La Straneo cerca Londra a Rotterdam" (in Italian). FIDAL. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Straneo record a Rotterdam 2h23:44" (in Italian). FIDAL. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- IAAF. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (18 November 2012). "Cherop and Terer dominate in Turin". IAAF. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ "Straneo record a Rotterdam 2h23:44" (in Italian). FIDAL. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Valeria Straneo". Olympics. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
External links
- Valeria Straneo at World Athletics
- Valeria Straneo at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Valeria Straneo at Olympedia
- Valeria Straneo at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- Valeria Straneo at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)
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