Valeria Roffino (born 9 April 1990) is an

Italia Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

n long-distance runner who specializes in the

3000 metres steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, a ...

, who won three national championships at individual

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level from 1981 to 1985 in two different specialities.

Biography

She finished eleventh at the 2007 World Youth Championships and at the 2008 World Junior Championships, and ninth at the

2015 Summer Universiade ) , Nations participating = 143 , Athletes participating = 12,885 , Events = 272 in 21 sports , Opening ceremony = , Closing ceremony = , Officially opened by = Park Geun-hye , Athlete's Oath = Kim Seong-yeon and Kim Kuk-young , Judge's Oath = K ...

. She also competed at the 2011 European U23 Championships and the 2014 European Championships without reaching the final. Her personal best time is 9:53.82 minutes, achieved in July 2014 in

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. She became Italian champion in 2014 and 2015, and also in the 5000 metres in 2017.

National titles

Italian Athletics Championships The Italian Athletics Championships ( it, Campionati italiani assoluti di atletica leggera) are the national championships in athletics, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. The first edition, four races only, wa ...

3000 m steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 metres, which derives its name from the h ...

: 2014, 2015 ** 5000 m: 2017

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roffino, Valeria 1990 births Living people Italian female steeplechase runners Italian female long-distance runners Athletics competitors of Fiamme Azzurre Competitors at the 2015 Summer Universiade Sportspeople from Biella Italian Athletics Championships winners

Biography

National titles

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