Catherine Bertone (born 6 May 1972) is a
Turkish-born female Italian
marathon runner. She placed 25th at the
2016 Olympics
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, closing = 21 August 2016
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Biography
Bertone's father is Italian and her mother is French. She was born in Turkey, where her father worked for Fiat at the time. The family later moved to Belo Horizonte in Brazil before returning to Italy, where Catherine received a medical degree from the University of Turin
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. She works as a doctor specializing in infectious diseases. She is married to Gabriele Beltrami and has daughters Corinne and Emilie. Her husband and her elder brother Silvio are also elite runners.[
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World records
;Masters athletics
* Marathon W45: 2:28:34, Berlin
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Germany, 23 September 2017 at the Berlin Marathon
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See also
* List of world records in masters athletics - Marathon Women
* Masters W45 marathon world record progression
* Naturalized athletes of Italy
References
External links
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1972 births
Living people
Italian female long-distance runners
Italian female marathon runners
Place of birth missing (living people)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Italy
World record holders in masters athletics
Italian masters athletes
Italian female mountain runners
Italian people of French descent