Federica Del Buono (born 12 December 1994) is an Italian middle-distance runner who competes mainly in track events. She was the bronze medallist in the 1500 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 2015.
Early life Her parents Gianni Del Buono and Rossella Gramola were also two middle-distance runners. Born in Vicenza, Del Buono began training with her mother as coach and became a member of the Gruppo Sportivo Forestale sports club. Early in her life, she was more interested in dance, but began taking part in athletics in seriousness around 2011. She soon rose to prominence nationally and competed in the heats of the 1500 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics.Federica Del Buono Honours. IAAF. Retrieved 9 March 2015. Del Buono also ran over 4 km at the 2012 European Cross Country Championships, finishing 40th overall. 19th SPAR European Cross Country Championships Budapest HUN 9 December Cross country . European Athletics (2012). Retrieved 9 March 2015.
Career She has a personal best of 4:03.45 minutes for the event. She won the 2014 Italian national title and represented Italy at the 2014 European Athletics Championships. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in the 1500 m.
She won her first international medal at the inaugural 1500 m at the 2014 Mediterranean Athletics U23 Championships, beating Olympic medallist Gamze Bulut to the gold medal.Del Buono impresa d'oro ad Aubagne . FIDAL (15 June 2014). Retrieved 9 March 2015. A fourth place in senior competition followed at the 2014 European Team Championships Super League.2014 European Team Championships Results . European Athletics. Retrieved 9 March 2015. She went on to be selected for the 1500 m at the 2014 European Athletics Championships, where she placed fifth in a personal best of 4:07.49 minutes.2014 European Championships Women's 1500 metres final . European Athletics. Retrieved 9 March 2015. She won her first national title in the 1500 m at that year's Italian Athletics Championships.Federica Del Buono. FIDAL. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
The twenty-year-old Del Buono won her first senior medal at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships. Competing over her specialty 1500 m, she took a clear third place for the bronze medal with a run of 4:11.61 minutes.Atletica, Euroindoor: Chesani un altro argento nell'alto. Del Buono di bronzo nei 1500 . La Gazetta Della Sport (8 March 2015). Retrieved 9 March 2015.
Personal bests Outdoor 800 metres – 2:00.58 (2014) 1500 metres – 4:03.45 (2022) 3000 metres – 9:01.38 (2014) Indoor 1500 metres – 4:08.87 (2015) 3000 metres – 9:01.19 (2015) All information from IAAF.
Achievements Year Competition Venue Rank EventTime Notes2012World Junior Championships Barcelona27th (h)1500 m4:28.662014Mediterranean U23 Championships Aubagne1st1500 m4:14.20European Team Championships Braunschweig4th1500 m4:16.01European Championships Zürich5th1500 m4:07.492015European Indoor Championships Prague3rd1500 m4:11.612021European Indoor Championships Toruń12th (h)1500 m4:12.79Olympic Games Tokyo29th (h)1500 m4:07.702022Mediterranean Games Oran2nd1500 m4:13.09World Championships Eugene28th (h)1500 m4:08.42European Championships Munich23rd (h)1500 m4:08.142023European Indoor Championships Istanbul19th (h)1500 m4:23.592024European Championships Rome7th5000 m15:00.254th10,000 m31:25.41
National titles Italian Athletics Championships 1500 metres: 2014, 2024
See also Italian all-time top lists - 800 m Italian all-time top lists - 1500 m
References
External links
Federica Del Buono at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link) Federica Del Buono – CONI – Paris 2024