Ruggero Pertile

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| event = Marathon

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Marathon: 2:09:53 (2009)

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Ruggero Pertile (born 8 August 1974 in Camposampiero) is an Italian long-distance runner who specialises in marathon running. He was the winner of the 2004 Rome City Marathon and has represented Italy internationally at three World Championships in Athletics and two Olympic Games.

Biography

He was fourth in the marathon at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, missing out on the podium after struggling with cramping in the final stages of the race. He took a surprise victory at the 2010 Turin Marathon, completing the race in a time of 2:10:58 in rainy conditions.Sampaolo, Diego (2010-11-14). [http://www.iaaf.org/LRR10/news/newsid=58715.html Pertile surprises in rainy Turin, Jeptoo takes women’s crown]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-11-14. The following year he competed at the Milano City Marathon and overhauled Daniel Too in the final stages to claim second place on the podium.Sampaolo, Diego (2011-04-10). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=59719.html Bushendich and Mancini beat the heat in Milan]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-11.

Achievements

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Year	Competition	Venue	Result	Event	Time
2003 \| align=left \| World Championships \| align=left \| Paris, France \| 23rd \| Marathon \| 2:13:45
2004 \| align=left \| Rome City Marathon \| align=left \| Rome, Italy \| bgcolor=gold \| 1st \| Marathon \| 2:10:12
2005 \| align=left \| World Championships \| align=left \| Helsinki, Finland \| 35th \| Marathon \| 2:21:34
2006 \| align=left \| European Championships \| align=left \| Gothenburg, Sweden \| – \| Marathon \| DNF
2008 \| align=left \| Summer Olympics \| align=left \| Beijing, China \| 15th \| Marathon \| 2:13:39
2009 \| align=left \| Mediterranean Games \| align=left \| Pescara, Italy \| 4th \| Half Marathon \| 1:04:49
2010 \| align=left \| European Championships \| align=left \| Barcelona, Spain \| 4th \| Marathon \| 2:19:33
2011 \| align=left \| World Championships \| align=left \| Daegu, South Korea \| 8th \| Marathon \| 2:11:57
2012 \| align=left \| Summer Olympics \| align=left \| London, United Kingdom \| 10th \| Marathon \| 2:12:45
2013 \| align=left \| Mediterranean Games \| align=left \| Mersin, Turkey \| bgcolor=silver \| 2nd \| Half marathon \| 1:07.07
2014 \| align=left \| European Championships \| align=left \| Zürich, Switzerland \| 7th \| Marathon \| 2:14:18
2015 \| align=left \| World Championships \| align=left \| Beijing, China \| 4th \| Marathon \| 2:14:22
2016 \| align=left \| European Championships \| align=left \| Amsterdam, Netherlands \| 29th \| Half marathon \| 1:05:48

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Year

Competition

Venue

Result

Event

Time

2003

| align=left | World Championships

| align=left | Paris, France

| 23rd

| Marathon