Caravelli at the 2012 World Indoor Championships. | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 October 1981 Pordenone, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 100 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||
| Club | CUS Cagliari | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Marcello Ambrogi | ||||||||||||||
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Marzia Caravelli (born 23 October 1981 in Pordenone) is an Italian hurdler.
Biography
She was 3rd at the 2011 European Team Championships in Stockholm. Her 100 metres hurdles personal best is 12"85 set in Montgeron on 13 May 2012.
In 2005 Marzia Caravelli made her debut for the Italian national team, but she was a late developer in sporting terms and begun to get good results at international level in 2010 at the age of 29. Despite reaching the semi-finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she has not succeeded in convincing the national federation to allow her to become a member of one of the Italian military sports bodies.
Progression
- 100 metres hurdles
| Year | Performance | Venue | Date | World Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12.95 | Bellinzona | 11 June | 21st |
| 2012 | 12.85 | Montgeron | 13 May | 41st |
| 2011 | 13.01 | Arzana | 30 July | 53rd |
| Pergine Valsugana | 23 July | |||
| 2010 | 13.10 | Bergen | 20 June | 56th |
| 2009 | 13.42 | Milan | 1 August | |
| 2008 | 13.41 | Rieti | 10 August | |
| 2007 | 13.57 | Loughborough | 12 August |
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London | SF | 100 metres hs | DNF | |
| 2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin | 1st | 100 metres hs | 12.98 | |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow | SF | 100 metres hs | 13.06 |
National titles
She has won 7 times the individual national championship.
- 1 win in the 60 metres hurdles indoor (2010)
- 4 wins in the 100 metres hurdles (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
- 2 wins in the 200 metres (2011, 2013)
See also
References
- ^ "2011 European Team Championships - Hurdles Women Final - Combined result". sportresult.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2012. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ "Il doppio record di Abate e Caravelli" (in Italian). Fidal.it. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ "L'intervista a Marzia Caravelli: "ho accumulato rabbia e voglia di rivalsa..."" (in Italian). queenatletica.it. 22 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ She ran in 13.01 in heat.
External links
- Marzia Caravelli at World Athletics
- Marzia Caravelli at Diamond League
- Marzia Caravelli at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Marzia Caravelli at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- Marzia Caravelli at Olympedia
