Roberta Brunet

Roberta Brunet
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born 20 May 1965
Aosta, Italy
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Middle-distance running
Long-distance running
Club CUS Roma
Fiat Torino
Coached by Andrea Bello
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 3000 m: 8:35.65 (1997)
5000 m: 14:44.50 (1996)
10000 m: 32:12.13 (1996)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 0 1 0
European Championships 0 0 1
Mediterranean Games 2 0 0
Total 2 1 2
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 5000 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1997 Athens 5000 m
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens 3000 m
Gold medal – first place 1997 Bari 5000 m
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Split 3.000m

Roberta Brunet (born 20 May 1965 in Aosta) is a former middle distance runner from Italy

Biography

Roberta Brunet won four medals, at individual level, at the International athletics competitions. She participated at four editions of the Summer Olympics (1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000), she has 41 caps in sixteen years in national team from 1983 to 2000. She won a bronze medal in the European Championships in 3,000 metres in 1990 and then won a bronze medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics, a silver medal in the same discipline at the 1997 World Championships and a bronze medal in the 3,000 metres at the 1990 European Championships. She is a two-time national champion in the women's 5.000 metres.

National titles

Roberta Brunet has won 13 times the individual national championship.

Personal bests

  • 800 metres - 2:05.63 (1996)
  • 1500 metres - 4:08.65 (1996)
  • 2000 metres - 5:32.83 (1996)
  • 3000 metres - 8:35.65 (1997)
  • 5000 metres - 14:44.50 (1996)
  • 10000 metres - 32:12.13 (1996)

See also