Ruggero Pertile Explained

Ruggero Pertile
Birth Date:8 August 1974
Sport:Athletics
Event:Marathon
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  • Marathon: 2:09:53 (2009)

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 cramping 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
2003align=left World Championshipsalign=left Paris, France23rdMarathon2:13:45
2004align=left Rome City Marathonalign=left Rome, Italybgcolor=gold 1stMarathon2:10:12
2005align=left World Championshipsalign=left Helsinki, Finland35thMarathon2:21:34
2006align=left European Championshipsalign=left Gothenburg, Sweden–MarathonDNF
2008align=left Summer Olympicsalign=left Beijing, China15thMarathon2:13:39
2009align=left Mediterranean Gamesalign=left Pescara, Italy4thHalf Marathon1:04:49
2010align=left European Championshipsalign=left Barcelona, Spain4thMarathon2:19:33
2011align=left World Championshipsalign=left Daegu, South Korea8thMarathon2:11:57
2012align=left Summer Olympicsalign=left London, United Kingdom10thMarathon2:12:45
2013align=left Mediterranean Gamesalign=left Mersin, Turkeybgcolor=silver 2ndHalf marathon1:07.07
2014align=left European Championshipsalign=left Zürich, Switzerland7thMarathon2:14:18
2015align=left World Championshipsalign=left Beijing, China4thMarathon2:14:22
2016align=left European Championshipsalign=left Amsterdam, Netherlands29thHalf marathon1:05:48

See also

Notes and References

  1. Sampaolo, Diego (2010-11-14). Pertile surprises in rainy Turin, Jeptoo takes women’s crown. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-11-14.
  2. Sampaolo, Diego (2011-04-10). Bushendich and Mancini beat the heat in Milan. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-11.

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