Rosaria Console, better known as Rosalba (born 17 December 1979 in Martina Franca, Taranto) is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the half marathon and marathon.
Biography She won four medals, one of these at junior level, at the International athletics competitions. She participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (2004, 2012). She has 14 caps in national team from 1994 to 2012. She suffered a tibia problem in early 2011 but still managed to take fifth place at the Rome City Marathon in March. She won seven national championships (two on 10000 m in 2008 and 2016, four on half-marathon in 2003, 2009, 2010 and 2016, one on marathon in 2008).
Achievements Representing 1998World Junior ChampionshipsAnnecy, France18th (h)5000m16:51.211999European U23 ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden7th5000m15:51.352nd10,000m33:05.77Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 1stHalf marathon1:14:142001Padua Marathon Padua, Italy1stMarathon2:30:55World Championships Edmonton, Canada20thMarathon2:34:11 2002European Championships Munich, Germany5thMarathon2:35:232003World ChampionshipsParis, France—MarathonDNF2004Vienna Marathon Vienna, Austria1stMarathon2:29:22Olympic Games Athens, Greece16thMarathon2:35:56 2005Mediterranean Games Almería, Spain2ndHalf marathon1:15:40World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland19thMarathon2:32:472006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden—MarathonDNF2008Italian MarathonCarpi, Italy1stMarathon2:30:442009Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy2ndHalf marathon1:12:342010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain8thMarathon2:36:202012Olympic Games London, Great Britain30thMarathon2:30:09
National titles She has won the individual national championship 8 times. 3 wins in 10,000 metres (2008, 2016, 2018) 4 wins in half marathon (2003, 2009, 2010, 2016) 1 win in marathon (2008)
See also Italian all-time top lists - Half marathon Italian all-time top lists - Marathon
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