Anna Villani (born 21 June 1966) is a retired female
marathon runner
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from
Italy
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.
Biography
Villani was born in
Salerno
Salerno (, ; ; ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Campania, southwestern Italy, and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after Naples. It is located ...
. She represented her native country at the
1992 Summer Olympics
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in
Barcelona, Spain
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, where she ended up in 20th place in the women's marathon race. She set her personal best (2:31:06) in 1991.
Achievements
National titles
She has won 4 times the individual
national championship
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.
*4 wins in the
half marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish, or shortcu ...
(1985, 1991, 1992, 1993)
References
External links
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1966 births
Living people
Italian female long-distance runners
Italian female marathon runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Italy
Sportspeople from Salerno
European Athletics Championships medalists
World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
21st-century Italian women
Italian Athletics Championships winners
20th-century Italian sportswomen