Elisa Cusma Explained

Fullname:Elisa Cusma Piccione
Sport:Athletics
Event:Middle-distance running
Club:C.S. Esercito
Coach:Claudio Guizzardi
Birth Date:1981 7, df=y
Birth Place:Bologna, Italy
Weight:49kg (108lb)
Pb:

1:58.63 (2007)

4:04.98 (2009)

Country: Italy

Elisa Cusma (born 24 July 1981 in Bologna) is a former Italian middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.

Biography

She finished seventh at the 2007 World Athletics Final, sixth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships, sixth at the 2008 World Athletics Final and won the bronze medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships.

She also competed at the 2005 World Championships, the 2006 World Indoor Championships, the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.

She finished seventh at the inaugural European Team Championships in 2009, finishing with 2:00.93. She set a personal best time of 1:58.63 at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. She also has a personal best time of 4:09.34 in the 1500 metres, achieved in June 2007 in Milan. At 2009 World Championships, she finished sixth in the final with 1:58.81.

National titles

Elisa Cusma has won the individual national championship 18 times.[1] [2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Campionati "Assoluti" Italiane Sul Podio Tricolore – 1923 2012 . sportolimpico.it . 18 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121224062428/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_DONNE.pdf . 24 December 2012 .
  2. Web site: Italian Indoor Championships. gbrathletics.com. 18 February 2013.