Elisa Cusma
Elisa Cusma at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin
Personal information
Full nameElisa Cusma Piccione
NationalityItalian
Born (1981-07-24) 24 July 1981
Bologna, Italy
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventMiddle-distance running
ClubC.S. Esercito
Coached byClaudio Guizzardi
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
European Athletics Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place2009 Turin800 metres

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.[1]

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.[1]

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.[1] 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.[2][3]

  • 5 wins in the 800 metres (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
  • 3 wins in the 1500 metres (2010, 2011, 2012)
  • 6 wins in the 800 metres indoor (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013)
  • 4 wins in the 1500 metres indoor (2006, 2009, 2010, 2012)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Elisa Cusma at World Athletics
  2. ↑ ""Campionati "Assoluti" Italiane Sul Podio Tricolore – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Italian Indoor Championships". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
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