Mónica Rosa (born 5 May 1978 in Torres Vedras) is a Portuguese runner who specializes in the longer track distances as well as cross-country running and half marathon. At the

2001 World Championships in Athletics The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event ...

she ran for Portugal in the

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but did not make the final. She was the 2002 winner of the Cross Internacional de Itálica. She suffered a serious injury in early 2006 and her future as an elite performer seemed in doubt. However, she came back strongly and won the 2007

Oeiras International Cross Country The Oeiras International Cross Country (''Portuguese: Crosse Internacional de Oeiras'') is an annual cross country running competition that takes place in Oeiras, Portugal. Established in 2000, it is usually held in mid-November and is traditional ...

, beating reigning Portuguese champion

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to the finish line. She and Augusto led the Portuguese women to the team

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at the

2007 European Cross Country Championships The 14th European Cross Country Championships were held at Toro in Spain on 9 December 2007. Serhiy Lebid took his seventh title in the men's competition and Marta Domínguez won the women's race. Results Men individual 10.7 km Total 57 c ...

later that year. She made her debut over the

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at the 2010

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and completed the race in a time of 2:37:09. She represented Portugal in the event at the

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, but did not manage to finish the race. Rosa returned to cross country and won at the Cross de la Constitución in December.Valiente, Emeterio (6 December 2010)
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IAAF. Retrieved on 7 December 2010.

Achievements

Personal bests

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

- 4:15.40 min (2000) *

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

- 8:56.58 min (2001) *

- 15:21.01 min (2001) *

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The race ...

- 32:22.25 min (2001) * Half marathon - 1:13:09 hrs (2006) *

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

- 2:37:09 hrs (2010)

References

External links

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The World Cross Country Championships 1973-2005
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rosa, Monica 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Torres Vedras Portuguese female long-distance runners Portuguese female marathon runners