Sonja Roman (11 March 1979 in HodošSports-Reference profile) is a Slovenian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. She is the national record holder (4:02,13 in Rome 2009) in the event.
She finished seventh at the 2007 European Indoor Championships and won the bronze medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships. She also competed at the European Championships in 2002 and 2006, the World Indoor Championships in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2008, the European Indoor Championships in 2005, the World Championships in 2007 and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.
She won the 1500 m title in the First Division section of the 2009 European Team Championships and also took the 3000 m silver medal. She represented Slovenia in the 1500 m at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and reached the semi-finals. She was ninth in the event at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final.
Roman won the Amora Cross in Lisbon in November 2010, but said the race was not preparation for the 2010 European Cross Country Championships, but rather for the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships.Fernandes, Antonio Manuel (2010-11-22). Overall and Roman take titles in Amora. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-11-27.
Competition record Representing 1996World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia22nd (sf)800 m2:10.6315th (h)1500 m4:26.141997European Junior ChampionshipsLjubljana, Slovenia7th1500 m4:27.56European Cross Country ChampionshipsOeiras, Portugal6thJunior race (2.8 km)9:221998World Junior ChampionshipsAnnecy, France13th (sf)800 m2:08.1018th (h)1500 m4:27.11European Cross Country ChampionshipsFerrara, Italy7thJunior race (3.6 km)12:201999European U23 ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden7th (h)800 m2:04.062001European U23 ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands12th1500 m4:19.862002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany30th (h)1500 m4:19.872003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom22nd (h)1500 m4:18.09UniversiadeDaegu, South Korea12th (h)800 m2:05.2411th1500 m4:16.202004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary11th (h)1500 m4:11.722005European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain11th (h)1500 m4:16.44Mediterranean GamesAlmería, Spain14th (h)1500 m4:19.67Universiadeİzmir, Turkey9th1500 m4:18.712006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia17th (h)1500 m4:27.96European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden22nd (h)1500 m4:13.592007European Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom7th1500 m4:11.57World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan10th (h)1500 m4:08.602008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain5th (h)1500 m4:08.12Olympic GamesBeijing, China15th (h)1500 m4:08.522009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy2nd1500 m4:11.42World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany10th (h)1500 m4:07.102012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland20th (h)1500 m4:16.68Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom40th (h)1500 m4:19.172013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia18th (sf)1500 m4:08.632014European ChampionshipsZurich, Switzerland19th (h)1500 m4:16.382015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic10th1500 m4:20.85 –3000 mDNF
Personal bests 800 metres - 2:02.47 min (2003) 1500 metres - 4:02,13 min (2009) 1500 metres - 4:06.75 min (2007, indoor) 3000 metres - 8:54.24 min (2008, indoor)
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