Sara Dossena Explained

Nationality:Italian
National Team:Italy (6 caps)
Sport:Athletics
Event:Long-distance running
Club:Laguna Running
Birth Date:1984 11, df=y
Birth Place:Clusone
Residence:Gallarate
Coach:Maurizio Brassini
Height:1.60 m
Weight:48 kg
Pb:
    • Marathon: 2:24.00 (2019)
  • 10K road: 32:17 (2019)
Country:

Sara Dossena (born 21 November 1984) is an Italian long-distance runner, who won a gold medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.[1] She also won three national championships (10.000 m track, 10 km road and cross country). In 2019, she competed in the women's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[2] She did not finish her race.[2]

Career

Cross country running

In 2015, Dossena won the Italian Cross Country Championships.[3]

Road racing

In her first marathon, Dossena finished 6th at the 2017 New York City Marathon.[4]

Track racing

In 2017, she was Italian 10,000 metres champion.[5]

Multi-sport

Dossena has been the Italian triathlon champion and duathlon champion.[6]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position EventTimeNotes
2018Mediterranean Games Tarragonabgcolor=gold1stHalf marathon1:13.48
European Championships Berlin6thMarathon2:27:53
bgcolor=silver2ndMarathon Team7:32:46[7]

National titles

Marathon

At March 2019 she disputed three marathon.[10]

Marathon Time Rank VenueDate
2:29:396th New York City5 September 2017
Berlin Marathon2:27:536th Berlin12 August 2018
Nagoya Women's Marathon2:24:007th Nagoya10 March 2019

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NOC Medallist by Sport - Italy. tarragona2018.cat. 29 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Marathon Women − Final − Results. IAAF. 28 September 2019. 28 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190928091007/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-MAR-W-f----.RS6.pdf. 28 September 2019.
  3. http://www.montagnaexpress.it/sara-dossena-da-favola-al-campaccio-cross-2015-seconda-italiana-running/ Sara Dossena da favola al Campaccio: è la seconda delle italiane - Montagna Express
  4. http://www.varesenews.it/2017/11/sara-dossena-sesta-alla-maratona-di-new-york/666666/ Sara Dossena sesta alla Maratona di New York – VareseNews
  5. https://myvalley.it/2017/11/sara-dossena-sesta-alla-maratona-new-york/ Sara Dossena sesta alla Maratona di New York - MyValley.it notizie!
  6. http://www.slowtwitch.com/News/Triathlete/duathlete_Sara_Dossena_6th_at_NYC_Marathon_6638.html Triathlete/duathlete Sara Dossena 6th at NYC Marathon - Slowtwitch.com
  7. She finished the race and received the medal, but the time was calculated on the first three athletes reached the finish lane.
  8. Web site: CAMPIONATI ITALIANI INDIVIDUALI ASSOLUTI SU PISTA 2017 . RISULTATI. fidal.it. italian. 29 June 2018.
  9. Web site: 10km: il tricolore è per Dossena e Salami. fidal.it. italian. 1 September 2018. 2 September 2018.
  10. Web site: Dossena super a Nagoya, maratona in 2h24:00. fidal.it . 12 March 2019.