Italian long-distance runner
Laura Fogli
Fogli in a marathon in Italy in 1980s.
Nationality Italian Born (1959-10-05 ) 5 October 1959 (age 65) Comacchio , ItalyHeight 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Weight 50 kg (110 lb) Country ITA Italy Sport Athletics Event Marathon Club Snia Milano Coached by Giuseppe Rossetti Personal bests
Marathon: 2:27.49 (1988)
5000 m: 16:09.19
10000 m: 33:39.04 (1984)
Laura Fogli (born 5 October 1959) is an Italian former long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race . She finished ninth at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and sixth at the 1988 Seoul Olympics . She also won silver medals at the European Championships in 1982 and 1986, and finished second in the New York City Marathon in 1983 and 1988. Her marathon victories include Rome (1982) and Pittsburgh (1986).
Career
Born in Comacchio , Foglio won the inaugural edition of the Rome City Marathon in 1982.[ 1] From 1981 to 1989 she finished in the top four in eight out of nine New York City Marathons, the exception being 1987 when she did not compete.
She is married with Giuseppe Rossetti, who was also her coach.[ 2] She is the coach of the Italian singer Gianni Morandi who often takes part in marathons.[ 3]
Progression
Marathon
Fogil finished eight times in the top 25 world list.[ 4]
Year
Performance
World Rank
Venue
Date
1981
2.34.48
13
USA New York City
25 October
1982
2.33.01
8
USA New York City
24 October
1983
2.31.49
14
USA New York City
23 October
1984
2.29.28
11
USA Los Angeles
5 August
1985
2.31.36
15
USA New York City
27 October
1986
2.29.44
9
USA New York City
2 November
1988
2.27.49
8
KOR Seoul
23 September
1989
2.28.43
9
USA New York City
5 November
Achievements
All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Performance
Note
1981
New York City Marathon
USA New York, United States
4th
2:34:47
[ 5]
1982
Rome City Marathon
ITA Rome, Italy
1st
2:31:08
European Championships
GRE Athens, Greece
2nd
2:36:28
New York City Marathon
USA New York, United States
4th
2:33:01
1983
World Championships
FIN Helsinki, Finland
6th
2:33:31
New York City Marathon
USA New York, United States
2nd
2:31:49
1984
Stramilano Half Marathon
ITA Milan , Italy
1st
1:14:10
[ 6]
Olympic Games
USA Los Angeles, United States
9th
2:29:28
New York City Marathon
USA New York, United States
3rd
2:37:25
1985
New York City Marathon
USA New York, United States
3rd
2:31:36
1986
Pittsburgh Marathon
USA Pittsburgh , United States
1st
2:37:04
European Championships
FRG Stuttgart , West Germany
2nd
2:32:52
New York City Marathon
USA New York City, United States
3rd
2:29:44
1988
Olympic Games
KOR Seoul, South Korea
6th
2:27:49
New York City Marathon
USA New York, United States
2nd
2:31:26
1989
New York City Marathon
USA New York, United States
3rd
2:28:43
1990
Venice Marathon
ITA Venice , Italy
1st
2:38:34
1991
World Championships
JPN Tokyo, Japan
—
DNF
1993
New York City Marathon
USA New York, United States
14th
2:47:45
1994
Turin Marathon
ITA Turin, Italy
1st
2:31:45
European Championships
FIN Helsinki, Finland
—
DNF
1997
World Championships
GRE Athens, Greece
24th
2:43:28
National titles
Laura Fogli has won two times the individual national championship .[ 7]
See also
References
External links
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