Carol Galea

{{short description|Maltese long-distance runner}}

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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}}
rowspan=2|1992

|rowspan=2|Olympic Games

|rowspan=2|Barcelona, Spain

| –

|800 m

|DQ

33rd (h)

|1500 m

|4:33.41

1994

|Commonwealth Games

|Victoria, Canada

|9th

|Marathon

|2:39:40

rowspan=2|1995

|Games of the Small States of Europe

|Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|5000 m

|16:47.30

World Championships

|Gothenburg, Sweden

|31st (h)

|10,000 m

|35:30.84

1996

|Olympic Games

|Atlanta, United States

| –

|Marathon

|DNF

rowspan=3|1997

|rowspan=2|Games of the Small States of Europe

|rowspan=2|Reykjavík, Iceland

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|1500 m

|4:49.83[http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2004-06-15/news/the-story-of-carol-galea-66986/ The Story of Carol Galea]

bgcolor=gold|1st

|5000 m

|16:54.16

Mediterranean Games

|Bari, Italy

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Marathon

|2:43:53

1998

|Commonwealth Games

|Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| –

|Marathon

|DNF

rowspan=2|2001

|rowspan=2|Games of the Small States of Europe

|rowspan=2|Serravalle, San Marino

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|5000 m

|17:07.30

bgcolor=silver|2nd

|10,000 m

|34:55.78

rowspan=2|2002

|World Half Marathon Championships

|Brussels, Belgium

|59th

|Half marathon

|1:18:39

Commonwealth Games

|Manchester, United Kingdom

|7th

|Marathon

|2:45:48

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

|36:13.97

rowspan=3|2005

|rowspan=2|Games of the Small States of Europe

|rowspan=2|Andorra la Vella, Andorra

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|5000 m

|17:58.66

bgcolor=gold|1st

|10,000 m

|37:40.36

Mediterranean Games

|Almería, Spain

|10th

|Half marathon

|1:21:04

Personal bests

Outdoor

References

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