Ludovica Cavalli (born 20 December 2000) is an Italian athlete who specialises in middle-distance running. She competed in the women's 3000 metres event at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
Career Cavalli finished in sixth place at the 2019 European U-20 Championships in the 3000 meter steeplechase. In 2019 she won the team silver medal in the European cross championships 2019 in Lisbon. Two years later in Dublin she won a gold medal, again with the team at the European cross championships, this time in the upper category for the under-23s.
In 2022, Cavalli won three senior Italian titles: in the cross-country short race, indoor in the 3000 m and outdoor in the 1500 m. She subsequently gained her second call up in the Italy national athletics team at the Mediterranean Games in Oran where she won the bronze medal in the 1500 m.
On 27 August 2026, Ludovica Cavalli wins the women’s 1500 m at Weltklasse Zürich in 4:03.27. Heather MacLean (USA) takes second in 4:03.57, Marta García (ESP) third in 4:03.86.
Achievements Year Competition Venue Rank Event Mark Notes2018World U20 Championships Tampere24th (heats)3000 m steeplechase10:24.412019European Cross Country Championships Lisbon2ndU20 team28 pts2021European Indoor Championships Toruń20th (heats)3000 m9:14.85European Cross Country Championships Dublin36thU23 race1stU23 team18 pts2022Mediterranean Games Oran3rd 1500 m 4:13.37 2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul 9th 3000 m 8:53.97
National titles Cavalli has won six national championships at individual senior level.
Italian Athletics Championships 1500 m: 2022 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships 1500 m: 2023 3000 m: 2022, 2023 Italian Cross Country Championships Short course: 2022, 2023
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Ludovica Cavalli at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics Ludovica Cavalli – CONI – Paris 2024