Anna Villani
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Anna Villani is a retired female marathon runner from Italy
. She represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona, Spain, where she ended up in 20th place in the women's marathon race. She set her personal best (2:31:06) in 1991.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. She represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona, Spain, where she ended up in 20th place in the women's marathon race. She set her personal best (2:31:06) in 1991.
Achievements
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Italian Marathon | Carpi, Italy | 1st | Marathon | 2:35:05 |
| 1992 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992. Fourteen world record-holders were among the contenders... |
Barcelona, Spain | 20th | Marathon | 2:46:44 |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 9th | Marathon | 2:34.46 |
| 1997 | World Championships 1997 World Championships in Athletics The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations... |
Athens, Greece | 27th | Marathon | 2:43:58 |