Stefano La Rosa

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Stefano La Rosa

Stefano La Rosa (first from left) at Barcelona 2010
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1985-09-28) September 28, 1985
Grosseto, Italy
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Long-distance running
Marathon
Club C.S. Carabinieri
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 5000 m: 13:26.86 (2010)
  • 10,000 m: 28:13.62 (2012)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Summer Universiade 0 0 1
Mediterranean Games 0 1 0

Stefano La Rosa (born September 28, 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

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.[1]

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.[1] He was the first Italian finisher at the 2011 BOClassic 10K race, taking sixth place overall.[2]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 16th 5000 m 14:20.51
2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 6th 1500 m 3:46.37
10th 5000 m 13:59.35
2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 2nd 5000 m 14:04.44
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 10th 5000 m 13:46.58
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 10th 3000 m 8:04.12
Universiade Shenzhen, China 3rd 5000 m 14:02.95
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 11th 5000 m 13:41.99
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey – 5000 m DNF
Universiade Kazan, Russia 4th 5000 m 13:40.42

National championships

He has won 8 times the individual national championship.[3]

  • 5 wins in the 5000 metres (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
  • 2 wins in the 10,000 metres (2008, 2009)
  • 1 win in the Half martathon (2012)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stefano La Rosa. FIDAL. Retrieved on 2012-01-02.
  2. ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2012-01-01). Soi and Cheruiyot take thrillers in Bolzano. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-02.
  3. ↑ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012". sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 28 July 2013. 

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