Alba Milana (born 17 March 1959) is a retired female

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

from

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Biography

She competed for her native country at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

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. There she ended up in 12th place in the women's marathon. Milana set her personal best in the marathon in 1983 when her time of 2:32.57 brought her victory in the

Rome City Marathon The Rome Marathon is an annual marathon competition hosted by the city of Rome, Italy. History The competition has also doubled as the Italian Marathon championships on two occasions; in 1983 and 1986. The race date was shifted from the ...

, which was also doubling as the national championships that year.Città di Roma Marathon

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(2009-03-27). Retrieved on 2010-01-31.

Achievements

*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

National titles

Italian Mountain Running Championships The Italian Mountain Running Championships ( it, Campionati italiani di corsa in montagna) are the national championships in mountain running, organised every year by the FIDAL from 1976 (men) and 1980 (women). Description Usually the national cha ...

Mountain running Mountain running is a sports discipline which takes place mainly off-road in mountainous terrain, but if there is significant elevation gain on the route, surfaced roads may be used. In this it differs from fell running; also its courses are more ...

: 1983

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Milana, Alba 1959 births Living people Italian female long-distance runners Italian female marathon runners Italian female mountain runners Olympic athletes for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes from Rome World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy 20th-century Italian women 21st-century Italian women Italian Athletics Championships winners