Catherine Bertone (born 6 May 1972) is a
Turkish-born female Italian
marathon
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runner. She placed 25th at the
2016 Olympics
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Biography
Bertone's father is Italian and her mother is French. She was born in Turkey, where her father worked for Fiat
Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. (, , ; originally FIAT, it, Fabbrica Italiana Automobili di Torino, lit=Italian Automobiles Factory of Turin) is an Italian automobile manufacturer, formerly part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and since 2021 a subsidiary ...
at the time. The family later moved to Belo Horizonte in Brazil before returning to Italy, where Catherine received a medical degree from the University of Turin
The University of Turin ( Italian: ''Università degli Studi di Torino'', UNITO) is a public research university in the city of Turin, in the Piedmont region of Italy. It is one of the oldest universities in Europe and continues to play an imp ...
. She works as a doctor specializing in infectious diseases. She is married to Gabriele Beltrami and has daughters Corinne and Emilie. Her husband and her elder brother Silvio are also elite runners.[
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World records
;Masters athletics
*Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair di ...
W45
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: 2:28:34, Berlin
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Germany, 23 September 2017 at the Berlin Marathon
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See also
* List of world records in masters athletics - Marathon Women
* Masters W45 marathon world record progression Masters W45 marathon world record progression is the progression of world record improvements of the marathon W45 division of Masters athletics. Records must be set in properly conducted, official competitions under the standing IAAF rules unless m ...
* Naturalized athletes of Italy
The Naturalized athletes of Italy are those naturalized citizens who are part, or have been part, of the Italy national athletics team.
The rules
The Italian Government and consequently FIDAL firstly, and than the IAAF, grants Italian citizenshi ...
References
External links
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1972 births
Living people
Italian female long-distance runners
Italian female marathon runners
Place of birth missing (living people)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Italy
World record holders in masters athletics
Italian masters athletes
Italian female mountain runners
Italian people of French descent