Elisa Cusma (born 24 July 1981 in

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language, Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 1 ...

) is a former

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 Italy (geographical region) ...

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

who specialized in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since t ...

Biography

She finished seventh at the 2007 World Athletics Final, sixth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships, sixth at the 2008 World Athletics Final and won the bronze medal at the

2009 European Indoor Championships The 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Turin, Italy, from Friday, 6 March to Sunday, 8 March 2009. The championships took place at the Oval Lingotto indoor arena

. She also competed at the 2005 World Championships, the 2006 World Indoor Championships, the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round. She finished seventh at the inaugural European Team Championships in 2009, finishing with 2:00.93. She set a personal best time of 1:58.63 at the 2007 World Championships in

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. She also has a personal best time of 4:09.34 in the

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 Athle ...

, achieved in June 2007 in

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. At 2009 World Championships, she finished sixth in the final with 1:58.81.

National titles

Elisa Cusma has won the individual

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18 times. *5 wins in the

(2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) *3 wins in the

(2010, 2011, 2012) *6 wins in the 800 metres indoor (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013) *4 wins in the 1500 metres indoor (2006, 2009, 2010, 2012)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cusma Piccione, Elisa 1981 births Living people Italian female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Italy World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Athletics competitors of Gruppo Sportivo Esercito Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Sportspeople from Bologna

Biography

National titles

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