Laura Fogli

Laura Fogli

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	October 5, 1959 Comacchio, Italy
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Marathon
Club	Snia Milano
Coached by	Giuseppe Rossetti
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Marathon: 2:27.49 (1988) 5000 m: 16:09.19 10000 m: 33:39.04 (1984)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd European Championships 0 2 0 World Marathon Cup 1 1 1 European Cup 0 2 0 European Championships 1982 Athens Marathon 1986 Stuttgard Marathon World Marathon Cup 1985 Hiroshima Team marathon 1991 London Team marathon 1997 Athens Team marathon European Marathon Cup 1985 Rome Team marathon International Marathons Event 1st 2nd 3rd New York City Marathon 0 2 4 Rome City Marathon 1 0 0 Venice Marathon 1 0 0 Pittsburgh Marathon 1 0 0 Turin Marathon 1 0 0

Laura Fogli (born 5 October 1959) is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race. She was born in Comacchio.

Biography

She won the inaugural edition of the Rome City Marathon in 1982.^[1] From 1981 to 1989 she finished in the top four in eight out of nine New York City Marathons, the exception being 1987 when she did not compete.

She is married with Giuseppe Rossetti, who was also her coach.^[2] She is the coach of the Italian singer Gianni Morandi who often takes part in marathons.^[3]

Progression

Marathon

Fogil finished eight times in the top 25 world list.^[4]

Year	Performance	World Rank	Venue	Date
1981	2.34.48	13	New York City	Oct 25
1982	2.33.01	8	New York City	Oct 24
1983	2.31.49	14	New York City	Oct 23
1984	2.29.28	11	Los Angeles	Aug 05
1985	2.31.36	15	New York City	Oct 27
1986	2.29.44	9	New York City	Nov 02
1988	2.27.49	8	Seoul	Sep 23
1989	2.28.43	9	New York City	Nov 05

Achievements

• All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Performance	Note
1981	New York City Marathon	New York, United States	4th	2:34:47	[5]
1982	Rome City Marathon	Rome, Italy	1st	2:31:08
	European Championships	Athens, Greece	2nd	2:36:28
	New York City Marathon	New York, United States	4th	2:33:01
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	2:33:31
	New York City Marathon	New York, United States	2nd	2:31:49
1984	Stramilano Half Marathon	Milan, Italy	1st	1:14:10	[6]
	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	9th	2:29:28
	New York City Marathon	New York, United States	3rd	2:37:25
1985	New York City Marathon	New York, United States	3rd	2:31:36
1986	Pittsburgh Marathon	Pittsburgh, United States	1st	2:37:04
	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	2nd	2:32:52
	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	3rd	2:29:44
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	6th	2:27:49
	New York City Marathon	New York, United States	2nd	2:31:26
1989	New York City Marathon	New York, United States	3rd	2:28:43
1990	Venice Marathon	Venice, Italy	1st	2:38:34
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	—	DNF
1993	New York City Marathon	New York, United States	14th	2:47:45
1994	Turin Marathon	Turin, Italy	1st	2:31:45
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	—	DNF
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	24th	2:43:28

National championships

Laura Fogli has won two times the individual national championship.^[7]

• 2 wins in half marathon (1980, 1982)

See also

• Italian all-time lists - Marathon

References

1. Città di Roma Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2009-03-27). Retrieved on 2010-01-31.
2. "In due si corre meglio" (in Italian). sportivamentemag.it. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
3. "Sorpresa Maratona: dopo dieci anni torna Gianni Morandi" (in Italian). tgpadova.it. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
4. "Track and Field Statistics - Laura Fogli". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
5. "Course 150 m short on remeasurement". arrs.net. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
6. Half marathon
7. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 9 November 2012.

External links

• Laura Fogli profile at IAAF
• Laura Fogli at Sports Reference
• Athlete profile from site Track and Field Statistics