Elisa Cusma
 Elisa Cusma at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Elisa Cusma Piccione |
| Born | 24 July 1981 Bologna, Italy |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Middle-distance running |
| Club | C.S. Esercito |
| Coached by | Claudio Guizzardi |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
Medal record | |
Elisa Cusma (born 24 July 1981 in Bologna) is a former Italian middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.
Biography[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Elisa Cusma at World Athletics
- ^ ""Campionati "Assoluti" Italiane Sul Podio Tricolore – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "Italian Indoor Championships". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
External links[edit]
- Elisa Cusma at World Athletics
- Elisa Cusma at Diamond League
- Elisa Cusma at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Elisa Cusma at Olympedia
| Men's track & road athletes |  | |
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| Men's field athletes | ||
| Women's track & road athletes | ||
| Women's field athletes | ||
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Italian female middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
- Athletics competitors of Gruppo Sportivo Esercito
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes from Bologna
- Italian Athletics Championships winners