Stefano La Rosa (born 28 September 1985 in Grosseto) is an Italian long-distance runner. He is a five-time Italian champion (twice over 10,000 metres and three times over 5000 metres).
Biography Of Sicilian descent, as a junior athlete, he came 52nd at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. He came 16th over 5000 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics, but managed a 1500 metres/5000 m double at the Italian junior championships. He won a team silver medal in the under-23 section of the 2006 European Cross Country Championships, courtesy of his tenth-place finish. He improved to fifth place in this category at the 2007 European race. Senior success came two years later in the form of a 5000 m silver medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara and a team bronze medal at the 2009 European Cross Country Championships alongside Daniele Meucci.Stefano La Rosa. FIDAL. Retrieved on 2012-01-02.
In his first major senior track final, he came tenth over 5000 m at the 2010 European Athletics Championships. He managed the same position in the 3000 m at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships and secured the bronze medal over 5000 m at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen. He was the first Italian finisher at the 2011 BOClassic 10K race, taking sixth place overall.Sampaolo, Diego (2012-01-01). Soi and Cheruiyot take thrillers in Bolzano. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-02.
Achievements Representing 2004World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy16th5000 m14:20.512007European U23 ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary6th1500m3:46.3710th5000m13:59.352009Mediterranean GamesPescara, Italy2nd5000 m14:04.442010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain10th5000 m13:46.582011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France10th3000 m8:04.12UniversiadeShenzhen, China 3rd5000 m14:02.952012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland11th5000 m13:41.992013Mediterranean GamesMersin, Turkey –5000 mDNFUniversiadeKazan, Russia4th5000 m13:40.422014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland8th10,000 m28:49.992016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands13thHalf marathon1:04:15
National titles He has won 9 times the individual national championship. 5 wins in the 5000 metres (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) 3 wins in the 10,000 metres (2008, 2009, 2018) 1 win in the Half marathon (2012)
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