Laura Fogli
{{short description|Italian long-distance runner}}
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| caption =Fogli in a marathon in Italy in 1980s.
| nationality = Italian
| sport = Athletics
| event = Marathon
| country = {{flagu|ITA}} Italy
| club = Snia Milano
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1959|10|5}}
| birth_place = Comacchio, Italy
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| coach= Giuseppe Rossetti
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- Marathon: 2:27.49 (1988)
- 5000 m: 16:09.19
- 10000 m: 33:39.04 (1984)
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{{MedalCount
|European Championships|0|2|0
|World Marathon Cup|1|1|1
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{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|1982 Athens|Marathon}}
{{MedalSilver|1986 Stuttgart|Marathon}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Marathon Cup}}
{{MedalGold|1985 Hiroshima|Team marathon}}
{{MedalSilver|1991 London|Team marathon}}
{{MedalBronze|1997 Athens|Team marathon}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Marathon Cup}}
{{MedalSilver|1985 Rome|Team marathon}}
{{MedalCompetition|International Marathons}}
{{MedalCount
|New York City Marathon|0|2|4
|Rome City Marathon|1|0|0
|Venice Marathon|1|0|0
|Pittsburgh Marathon|1|0|0
|Turin Marathon|1|0|0
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Laura Fogli (born 5 October 1959) is an Italian former long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race. She finished ninth at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and sixth at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She also won silver medals at the European Championships in 1982 and 1986, and finished second in the New York City Marathon in 1983 and 1988. Her marathon victories include Rome (1982) and Pittsburgh (1986).
Career
Born in Comacchio, Foglio won the inaugural edition of the Rome City Marathon in 1982.[https://www.arrs.run/HP_RomMa.htm Città di Roma Marathon]. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (27 March 2009). Retrieved on 2010-01-31. From 1981 to 1989 she finished in the top four in eight out of nine New York City Marathons, the exception being 1987 when she did not compete.
She is married with Giuseppe Rossetti, who was also her coach.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportivamentemag.it/archives/6814|title=In due si corre meglio|publisher=sportivamentemag.it|language=it|access-date=10 November 2012}} She is the coach of the Italian singer Gianni Morandi who often takes part in marathons.{{cite web|url=http://www.tgpadova.it/pages/122/161686/sorpresa_maratona_dopo_dieci_anni_torna_gianni_morandi.html|title=Sorpresa Maratona: dopo dieci anni torna Gianni Morandi|publisher=tgpadova.it|language=it|access-date=10 November 2012}}
Progression
;Marathon
Fogil finished eight times in the top 25 world list.{{cite web|url=http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=761&Gender=W|title=Track and Field Statistics – Laura Fogli|publisher=trackfield.brinkster.net|access-date=10 November 2012}}
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!Year!!Performance!!World Rank!!Venue!!Date | ||||
| 1981 | 2.34.48 | 13 | align=left | {{flagu|USA}} New York City | 25 October |
| 1982 | 2.33.01 | 8 | align=left | {{flagu|USA}} New York City | 24 October |
| 1983 | 2.31.49 | 14 | align=left | {{flagu|USA}} New York City | 23 October |
| 1984 | 2.29.28 | 11 | align=left | {{flagu|USA}} Los Angeles | 5 August |
| 1985 | 2.31.36 | 15 | align=left | {{flagu|USA}} New York City | 27 October |
| 1986 | 2.29.44 | 9 | align=left | {{flagu|USA}} New York City | 2 November |
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|1988 | 2.27.49 | 8 | align=left | {{flagu|KOR}} Seoul | 23 September |
| 1989 | 2.28.43 | 9 | align=left | {{flagu|USA}} New York City | 5 November |
Achievements
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
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| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Performance | Note |
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| 1981
|align=left|New York City Marathon |align=left|{{flagu|USA}} New York, United States |4th |2:34:47 | {{cite web|url=https://www.arrs.run/MaraRank/ATM_Mara1981.htm|title=Course 150 m short on remeasurement|publisher=arrs.run|access-date=9 November 2012}} | ||||
| rowspan=3|1982
|align=left|Rome City Marathon |align=left|{{flagu|ITA}} Rome, Italy |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |2:31:08 | |||||
| align=left|European Championships
|align=left|{{flagu|GRE}} Athens, Greece |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | |||||
| align=left|New York City Marathon
|align=left|{{flagu|USA}} New York, United States |4th |2:33:01 | |||||
| rowspan=2|1983
|align=left|World Championships |align=left|{{flagu|FIN}} Helsinki, Finland |6th |2:33:31 | |||||
| align=left|New York City Marathon
|align=left|{{flagu|USA}} New York, United States |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |2:31:49 | |||||
| rowspan=3|1984
|align=left|Stramilano Half Marathon |align=left|{{flagu|ITA}} Milan, Italy |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |1:14:10 | Half marathon | ||||
| align=left|Olympic Games
|align=left|{{flagu|USA}} Los Angeles, United States |9th | |||||
| align=left|New York City Marathon
|align=left|{{flagu|USA}} New York, United States |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |2:37:25 | |||||
| 1985
|align=left|New York City Marathon |align=left|{{flagu|USA}} New York, United States |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |2:31:36 | |||||
| rowspan=3|1986
|align=left|Pittsburgh Marathon |align=left|{{flagu|USA}} Pittsburgh, United States |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |2:37:04 | |||||
| align=left|European Championships
|align=left|{{flagu|FRG}} Stuttgart, West Germany |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | |||||
| align=left|New York City Marathon
|align=left|{{flagu|USA}} New York City, United States |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |2:29:44 | |||||
| rowspan=2|1988
|align=left|Olympic Games |align=left|{{flagu|KOR}} Seoul, South Korea |6th | |||||
| align=left|New York City Marathon
|align=left|{{flagu|USA}} New York, United States |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |2:31:26 | |||||
| 1989
|align=left|New York City Marathon |align=left|{{flagu|USA}} New York, United States |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |2:28:43 | |||||
| 1990
|align=left|Venice Marathon |align=left|{{flagu|ITA}} Venice, Italy |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |2:38:34 | |||||
| 1991
|align=left|World Championships |align=left|{{flagu|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan |— |DNF | |||||
| 1993
|align=left|New York City Marathon |align=left|{{flagu|USA}} New York, United States |14th |2:47:45 | |||||
| rowspan=2|1994
|align=left|Turin Marathon |align=left|{{flagu|ITA}} Turin, Italy |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |2:31:45 | |||||
| align=left|European Championships
|align=left|{{flagu|FIN}} Helsinki, Finland |— |DNF | |||||
| 1997
|align=left|World Championships |align=left|{{flagu|GRE}} Athens, Greece |24th |
National titles
Laura Fogli has won two times the individual national championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_DONNE.pdf |title="CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012 |publisher=sportolimpico.it |access-date=9 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224062428/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_DONNE.pdf |archive-date=24 December 2012 }}
- 2 wins in half marathon (1980, 1982)
See also
References
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| before = Manuela Dalla Valle
| title = Italian Sportswoman of the Year
| years = 1988
| after = Angela Bandini
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Category:Italian female long-distance runners
Category:Italian female marathon runners
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Italy
Category:European Athletics Championships medalists
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
Category:People from Comacchio
Category:Sportspeople from the Province of Ferrara
Category:Athletes from Emilia-Romagna