Rita Marchisio

Rita Marchisio

Personal information
Nationality	italian
Born	February 13, 1950 Cuneo, Italy
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Marathon: 2:29.36 (1987)

Rita Marchisio (born February 13, 1950 in Cuneo) is a former long-distance runner from Italy

Biography

She won the inaugural Osaka Ladies Marathon on January 24, 1982 in an Italian record time of 2:32:55 hours. More than a year later the record was broken by Laura Fogli in the New York City Marathon: 2:31:49.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1982	Osaka Ladies Marathon	Osaka, Japan	1st	Marathon	2:32:55
	European Championships	Athens, Greece	10th	Marathon	2:44:24
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	11th	Marathon	2:35:08
1984	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	9th	Marathon	2:41:18
1985	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	19th	Marathon	2:44:41
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	13th	Marathon	2:42:06
	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	8th	Marathon	2:37:59
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	—	Marathon	DNF
	Venice Marathon	Venice, Italy	1st	Marathon	2:29:36
1988	Italian Marathon	Carpi, Italy	1st	Marathon	2:31:08

External links

• Rita Marchisio profile at IAAF