Micaela Levaggi (born 12 August 1998) is an Argentina middle-distance runner. She is the Argentina national record holder over 1500 metres, and became the South American Champion at that distance in 2025.[1]
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| Nationality | Argentine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 August 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Middle-distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 1500m: 4:09.76 (2025) NR 5000m: 15:49.90 (2022) 3000m S'chase: 9:42.09 (2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editShe was born and raised in Mar del Plata, and started running at the age of 13 years-old with support from a public athleticism program run by the Mar del Plata Municipality and was coached by Leonardo Malgor. In 2014, at the age of 15 years-old, she won the South American Under-16 Cross Country Championships.[2]
Levaggi won the silver medal at the 2014 South American Youth Championships in the 1500 metres and won a gold medal at the 2017 South American U20 Championships over 3000 metres, and bronze at the 2018 South American Games in the 1500m.[3] She won the gold medal in the 1500 metres in Cuenca, Ecuador at the South American U23 Athletics Championships in September 2018.[4]
She was the highest finishing Argentine at the Buenos Aires Half Marathon in 2024.[3] She won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 2025 South American Athletics Championships in April 2025.[5] At the same championships, she won a silver medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[6]
Levaggi broke the Argentine national record for the 1500 metres whilst competing in Spain in July 2025, running a time of 4:10.92 at the Ordizia Meeting, beating the record previously held by Fedra Luna.[7] In September 2025, she competed over 1500 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, without advancing to the semi-finals but running a national record 4:09.76.[8]
In May 2026, she won over 1500 metres and 5000 metres at the 2026 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics in Peru.[9]
References
edit- ↑ "Micaela Levaggi". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 Sep 2025.
- ↑ Gomez, Rodolfo (11 Jan 2025). "Athletics: Micaela Levaggi, an Argentine long-distance runner on the rise". deportelauquen.com.ar. Retrieved 12 Sep 2025.
- 1 2 Romero Nuñez, Fernando (31 August 2024). "She is the Buenos Aires Half Marathon national champion. Five months ago, she nearly retired". Buenos Aires Herald. Retrieved 12 Sep 2025.
- ↑ "Cuenca South American U23 Championships". World Athletics. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ↑ "South American Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ↑ "South American Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ↑ "Micaela Levaggi broke the Argentine record for the 1,500 meters in Spain". elmarplatense.com. 6 July 2025. Retrieved 12 Sep 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 Sep 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ↑ "Azevedo and Soca highlight Ibero American Championships". World Athletics. 1 June 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.