Sara Dossena (born 21 November 1984) is an Italian

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 ...

, who won a gold medal at the

2018 Mediterranean Games The 2018 Mediterranean Games ( es, Juegos Mediterráneos de 2018), officially known as the XVIII Mediterranean Games ( es, XVIII Juegos Mediterráneos) and commonly known as Tarragona 2018, was an international multi-sport event held from 22 Jun ...

. She also won three

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(10.000 m track, 10 km road and cross country). In 2019, she competed in the women's marathon at the

2019 World Athletics Championships The 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships () was the seventeenth edition of the biennial, global athletics competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), since renamed World Athletics. It was held betw ...

held in Doha, Qatar. She did not finish her race.

Career

Cross country running

In 2015, Dossena won the

Italian Cross Country Championships The Italian Cross Country Championships ( it, Campionati Italiani di corsa campestre) is an annual cross country running competition that serves as Italy's national championship for the sport. It is usually held in February or March. It was first h ...

Road racing

In her first marathon, Dossena finished 6th at the

2017 New York City Marathon The 2017 New York City Marathon was the 47th running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on November 5, 2017. The women's race was won by Shalane Flanagan, the first American woman to do so since Miki Gorm ...

Track racing

In 2017, she was Italian

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champion.

Multi-sport

Dossena has been the Italian triathlon champion and duathlon champion.

Achievements

National titles

* Italian Athletics Championships **

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** 10 km road 2018 *

**Senior race: 2015

Marathon

At March 2019 she disputed three marathon.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dossena, Sara Living people 1984 births People from Clusone Italian female long-distance runners Italian female marathon runners Italian female triathletes Duathletes Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Italian female cross country runners Mediterranean Games gold medalists in athletics Sportspeople from the Province of Bergamo Italian Athletics Championships winners