Silvia Weissteiner
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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sterzing, Italy | July 13, 1979||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 46 kg (101 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | G.S. Forestale | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Silvia Weissteiner (born 13 July 1979 in Sterzing/Vipiteno) is an Italian long-distance runner.
Biography[]
She is a two-time national champion in the women's 5000 metres. She represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2012 Summer Olympics, and at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009. Weissteiner was the runner-up at the European Cup 10000m in 2006 behind Elvan Abeylegesse. She won her first major continental medal at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships. Her bronze medal performance with a run of 8:44.81 was a new Italian indoor record, marking an improvement of over twelve seconds for the distance.[1]
She has enjoyed success at the Mediterranean Games, having won consecutive 5000 m bronze medals at the 2005 and 2009 editions. She won a 3000 m silver medal at the 2008 European Athletics Indoor Cup and took an outdoor silver over 5000 m at the 2009 European Team Championships. In 2011, she narrowly missed the 3000 m final at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships, was fifth over the distance at the 2011 European Team Championships and was the Italian champion over 5000 m. She ran at the BOClassic New Year's Eve race in Bolzano and was the first European to cross the line, taking third behind Vivian Cheruiyot and .[2]
Achievements[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2001 | European U23 Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 8th | 5000 m | 16:05.42 |
Mediterranean Games | Radès, Tunisia | 5th | 5000 m | 16:06.38 | |
2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 13th | 5000 m | 15:58.92 |
2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 4th | 3000 m | 8:56.27 |
Mediterranean Games | Almería, Spain | 3rd | 5000 m | 15:28.50 | |
2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 14th | 10,000 m | 32:09.26 |
2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | 3000 m | 8:44.81 (NR) |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 12th | 5000 m | 15:11.81 | |
2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 7th | 3000 m | 8:49.11 |
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 21st (h) | 5000 m | 15:23.45 | |
2009 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 13th (h) | 3000 m | 9:05.60 |
Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 3rd | 5000 m | 15:15.95 | |
World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 7th | 5000 m | 15:09.74 | |
2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 12th (h) | 3000 m | 9:19.96 |
2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 10th (h) | 3000 m | 9:08.41 |
European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 15th | 5000 m | 15:39.23 | |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 16th (h) | 5000 m | 15:06.81 | |
2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 2nd | 5000 m | 15:44.53 |
National titles[]
Silvia Weissteiner has won the individual national championship 17 times.[3][4]
- 1 win in the 1500 metres: 2007
- 4 wins in the 5000 metres: 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012
- 5 wins in the cross country running: 2003 (short race), 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012
- 7 wins in the 3000 metres indoor: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013
Personal bests[]
- 1500 metres - 4:12.30 min (2007)
- 3000 metres - 8:48.63 min (2007) - indoor: 8:44.81 min (2007, national record)
- 5000 metres - 15:02.65 min (2007)
- 10,000 metres - 32:09.26 min (2006)
See also[]
- Italian all-time top lists - 5000 metres
- Italian all-time top lists - 10000 metres
References[]
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2007-12-17). After Birmingham surprise bronze, Valencia is next target for Weissteiner. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-27.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2012-01-01). Soi and Cheruiyot take thrillers in Bolzano. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-02.
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
External links[]
- Silvia Weissteiner at World Athletics
- Silvia Weissteiner at European Athletic Association (archived)
- Silvia Weissteiner at Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Silvia Weissteiner at Diamond League
- Silvia Weissteiner at Olympedia
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Sterzing
- Italian female cross country runners
- Italian female long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Italy
- Athletics competitors of Gruppo Sportivo Forestale
- Athletics competitors of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games