Carol Galea
Personal information | |
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Born | 24 October 1962 |
Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)[1] |
Weight | 44 kg (97 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | Marathon, half marathon |
Club | Zurrieq Wolves |
Carol Galea (born 24 October 1962) is a retired Maltese long-distance runner.[2] She represented her country at two Olympic Games, in 1992 and 1996, as well as the 1995 World Championships.
Galea still holds national records in multiple events.
Competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | – | 800 m | DQ |
33rd (h) | 1500 m | 4:33.41 | |||
1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 9th | Marathon | 2:39:40 |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 31st (h) | 10,000 m | 35:30.84 |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | – | Marathon | DNF |
1997 | Games of the Small States of Europe | Reykjavík, Iceland | 2nd | 1500 m | [3] |
1st | 5000 m | 16:54.16 | |||
Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 2nd | Marathon | 2:43:53 | |
1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | – | Marathon | DNF |
2001 | Games of the Small States of Europe | Serravalle, San Marino | 2nd | 5000 m | 17:07.30 |
2nd | 10,000 m | 34:55.78 | |||
2002 | World Half Marathon Championships | Brussels, Belgium | 59th | Half marathon | 1:18:39 |
Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 7th | Marathon | 2:45:48 | |
2003 | Games of the Small States of Europe | Marsa, Malta | – | 5000 m | DNF |
1st | 10,000 m | 36:13.97 | |||
2005 | Games of the Small States of Europe | Andorra la Vella, Andorra | 2nd | 5000 m | 17:58.66 |
1st | 10,000 m | 37:40.36 | |||
Mediterranean Games | Almería, Spain | 10th | Half marathon | 1:21:04 |
Personal bests[]
Outdoor
- 800 metres – 2:15.16 (Valletta 1993)
- 1500 metres – 4:33.41 (Barcelona 1992)
- 3000 metres – 9:39.97 (Dublin 1994)
- 5000 metres – 16:43.8 (Marsa 1995)
- 10,000 metres – 34:25.1 (Watford 1997)
- Half marathon – 1:17:52 (Palermo 2003)
- Marathon – 2:36:53 (Florence 1998)
References[]
External links[]
- Carol Galea at World Athletics
- Carol Galea at Olympedia
- Carol Galea at the Commonwealth Games Federation
Categories:
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Maltese female long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes of Malta
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Malta
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Malta
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Malta
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Maltese female cross country runners
- Maltese female marathon runners
- European athletics biography stubs
- Maltese sportspeople stubs