Ruggero Pertile
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Born | 8 August 1974 | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Marathon | ||||||||||||||
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Ruggero Pertile (born 8 August 1974 in Camposampiero) is an Italian long-distance runner who specialises in marathon running. He was the winner of the 2004 Rome City Marathon and has represented Italy internationally at three World Championships in Athletics and two Olympic Games.
Biography
He was fourth in the marathon at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, missing out on the podium after struggling with cramp in the final stages of the race. He took a surprise victory at the 2010 Turin Marathon, completing the race in a time of 2:10:58 in rainy conditions.[1] The following year he competed at the Milano City Marathon and overhauled Daniel Too in the final stages to claim second place on the podium.[2]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Result | Event | Time |
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2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 23rd | Marathon | 2:13:45 |
2004 | Rome City Marathon | Rome, Italy | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:12 |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 35th | Marathon | 2:21:34 |
2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | – | Marathon | DNF |
2008 | Summer Olympics | Beijing, China | 15th | Marathon | 2:13:39 |
2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 4th | Half Marathon | 1:04:49 |
2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 4th | Marathon | 2:19:33 |
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 8th | Marathon | 2:11:57 |
2012 | Summer Olympics | London, United Kingdom | 10th | Marathon | 2:12:45 |
2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 2nd | Half marathon | 1:07.07 |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 7th | Marathon | 2:14:18 |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 4th | Marathon | 2:14:22 |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 29th | Half marathon | 1:05:48 |
See also
References
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2010-11-14). Pertile surprises in rainy Turin, Jeptoo takes women’s crown. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-11-14.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2011-04-10). Bushendich and Mancini beat the heat in Milan. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-11.
- Ruggero Pertile at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ruggero Pertile". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
Categories:
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Italian male long-distance runners
- Italian male marathon runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Italy
- People from Camposampiero
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Italy
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists
- Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games