Elisa Palmero (born 10 July 1999) is an Italian long distance runner. She won gold medals as a member of the Italian women’s team at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships and the 2025 European Running Championships.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 July 1999 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 10000m: 31:18.03 (Birmingham, 2025) |
Medal record | |
Early life
editFrom Turin, she had a sporting background. Her father was a ski instructor, and she trained in gymnastic and classical dance before focusing on athletics.[2] She competed as a teenager in the 1500 metres at the 2018 World Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere.[3] That year, she was runner-up in both the 800 metres and 1500 metres at the Italian youth indoor athletics championships in Ancona.[4]
Career
edit2023
editIn January 2023, she won The Corrida di San Geminiano road race in her debut in the event.[5] In February 2023, she was runner-up at the Italian indoor championships over 3000 metres in Ancona.[6] The following month, she finished runner-up at the again Cross Country Championships.[7] In June 2023, she competed in the 2023 European 10,000m Cup in France.[8]
In November 2023, she won La Corsa dei Santi road race in the centre of Rome.[9] That year, she competed at the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels.[10]
2024
editIn June 2024, she finished sixth at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, in the Women's 10,000 metres.[11] At the Championships, she also finished fifteenth in the Women's half marathon.[12] She finished fifth with the Italian team at the 2024 European Half Marathon Cup.[13]
In December 2024, she won a gold medal as part of the Italian team at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships.[14]
2025
editShe won a gold medal in the women’s team race in the 10km race at the 2025 European Running Championships in Belgium and placed fifth at the 2025 European 10,000m Cup in Pacé.[15][16] She won over 10,000m in Birmingham in June 2025, running a time of 31:18.03.[17] In September 2025, she competed over 10,000 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[18][19]
2026
editPalmero made her debut at the marathon distance, running 2:24:10 to finish fourth overall at the Seville Marathon in February 2026.[20] In May, she won the gold medal in the team event and bronze in the individual race, running 31:59.49 to finish behind Elżbieta Glinka of Poland and Alessia Zarbo of France at the European 10,000m Cup in La Spezia.[21][22]
References
edit- ↑ "Elisa Palmero". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ↑ "Elisa Palermo". Fidal.it. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ↑ "Tampere. Palmero pb in the 1500". Fidal. July 13, 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ↑ "Double silver for the young Elisa Palmero". Vitadiocesanapinerolese. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ↑ "Palmero wins the Corrida di San Geminiano". Fidal. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ↑ "Italian Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ↑ "Gubbio. Elisa Palmero d'argento agli Italiani di Cross". Vitadiocesanapinerolese. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ↑ "10,000m European Cup: Italy in the spotlight on Yeman Crippa, Pietro Riva absent". oasport. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ↑ "Federico Riva and Elisa Palmero win the 15th edition of "La Corsa dei Santi"". abitarearoma. November 1, 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ↑ "Atletica. La perosina Elisa Palmero convocata per i Campionati Europei di Cross". Vitadiocesanapinerolese. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ↑ "European Athletics: Gold for Tamberi and Battocletti. In the 400 hurdles Sibilio silver with the Italian record". Gazzeta.it. June 11, 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ↑ "Grøvdal dominates the European half marathon after the silver in the 5000. Palmero 15th". oasport. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ↑ "Half Marathon: When I Wake Up, It's Still Italy!". Correre.it. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ↑ "Battocletti caps historic year with gold at Antalya 2024". European Athletics. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ↑ Broadbent, Chris (20 May 2026). "New names seeking breakthrough in women's race at European 10,000m Cup". European Athletics. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- ↑ "Europei di corsa su strada. Elisa Palmero oro a squadre". vitadiocesanapinerolese.it (in Italian). 15 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ↑ Collett, Jasmine (14 June 2025). "EMILE CAIRESS AND MEGAN KEITH CLAIM BRITISH 10,000M TITLES". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 Sep 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ↑ "Tokyo, la squadra azzurra per i Mondiali". Fidal.it. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ↑ Mills, Steven (15 Feb 2026). "Vainio wins Seville Marathon in a Finnish record of 2:20:39". European Athletics. Retrieved 19 Feb 2026.
- ↑ Broadbent, Chris (20 May 2026). "New names seeking breakthrough in women's race at European 10,000m Cup". European Athletics. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- ↑ Mills, Steven (23 May 2026). "Glinka makes history for Poland with European 10,000m Cup gold in La Spezia". European Athletics. Retrieved 23 May 2026.