Carol Galea
{{short description|Maltese long-distance runner}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|10|24|df=y}}
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| height = 1.56 m[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418094043/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/carol-galea-1.html Sports-Reference profile]
| weight = 44 kg
| sport = Track and field
| event = Marathon, half marathon
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| club = Zurrieq Wolves
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Carol Galea (born 24 October 1962) is a retired Maltese long-distance runner.{{World Athletics}} She represented her country at two Olympic Games, in 1992 and 1996, as well as the 1995 World Championships.
Galea still holds national records in multiple events.
Competition record
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colspan="6"|Representing {{MLT}} |
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rowspan=2|1992
|rowspan=2|Olympic Games |rowspan=2|Barcelona, Spain | – |800 m |DQ |
33rd (h)
|1500 m |
1994
|9th |Marathon |
rowspan=2|1995
|Games of the Small States of Europe |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |5000 m |16:47.30 |
World Championships
|31st (h) |10,000 m |
1996
| – |Marathon |DNF |
rowspan=3|1997
|rowspan=2|Games of the Small States of Europe |rowspan=2|Reykjavík, Iceland |bgcolor=silver|2nd |1500 m |
bgcolor=gold|1st
|5000 m |16:54.16 |
Mediterranean Games
|bgcolor=silver|2nd |Marathon |
1998
| – |Marathon |DNF |
rowspan=2|2001
|rowspan=2|Games of the Small States of Europe |rowspan=2|Serravalle, San Marino |bgcolor=silver|2nd |5000 m |
bgcolor=silver|2nd
|10,000 m |
rowspan=2|2002
|World Half Marathon Championships |59th |Half marathon |
Commonwealth Games
|7th |Marathon |
rowspan=2|2003
|rowspan=2|Games of the Small States of Europe |rowspan=2|Marsa, Malta | – |5000 m |DNF |
bgcolor=gold|1st
|10,000 m |
rowspan=3|2005
|rowspan=2|Games of the Small States of Europe |rowspan=2|Andorra la Vella, Andorra |bgcolor=silver|2nd |5000 m |
bgcolor=gold|1st
|10,000 m |
Mediterranean Games
|10th |Half marathon |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 800 metres – 2:15.16 (Valletta 1993)
- 1500 metres – 4:33.41 (Barcelona 1992)
- 3000 metres – 9:39.97 (Dublin 1994)
- 5000 metres – 16:43.8 (Marsa 1995)
- 10,000 metres – 34:25.1 (Watford 1997)
- Half marathon – 1:17:52 (Palermo 2003)
- Marathon – 2:36:53 (Florence 1998)
References
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External links
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Category:Maltese female long-distance runners
Category:Olympic athletes for Malta
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Malta
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Malta
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
Category:Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Malta
Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Category:Maltese female cross country runners
Category:Maltese female marathon runners
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