Silvana Cruciata

Silvana Cruciata
Personal information
National teamItaly
Born (1953-02-15) 15 February 1953 (age 71)
Naples, Italy
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Events
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 1500 m: 4:03.88 (1981)
Medal record
IAAF World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Rome 3000 m
World Cross Country Championships
Silver medal – second place 1974 Monza Team race
Silver medal – second place 1976 Chepstow Team race
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Madrid Team race
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Silvana Cruciata (born 15 February 1953) is a former Italian middle- and long-distance runner.[1] She represented Italy at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and shared medals with the Italian women's teams at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Her best of 18.084 km for the one hour run set in 1981 was a world record for over seventeen years.

Among her other achievements were wins at the Rome-Ostia Half Marathon and Stramilano road races and a bronze medal over 3000 metres at the 1981 IAAF World Cup.

  1. ^ Silvana Cruciata. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.