Ludovica Cavalli (born 20 December 2000) is an Italian athlete who specialises in middle-distance running.[4] She competed in the women's 3000 metres event at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[5]
 Cavalli in 2022. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| National team | Italy: 2 caps (2021)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 December 2000 Genoa, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Liberato Pellecchia[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
editCavalli finished in sixth place at the 2019 European U-20 Championships in the 3000 meter steeplechase. In 2019 she won the team silver medal in the European cross championships 2019 in Lisbon.[1] Two years later in Dublin she is instead a gold medal, again with the team at the European cross championships, this time in the upper category for the under-23s.[1]
In 2022, Cavalli won three senior Italian titles: in the cross-country short race, indoor in the 3000 m and outdoor in the 1500 m.[3] She subsequently gained her second call up in the Italy national athletics team at the Mediterranean Games in Oran where she won the bronze medal in the 1500 m.[6]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event | Mark | Notes |
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| 2018 | World U20 Championships |  Tampere
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24th (heats) | 3000 m steeplechase | 10:24.41 | PB[3] |
| 2019 | European Cross Country Championships |  Lisbon
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2nd | U20 team | 28 pts | [7] |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships |  Toruń
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20th (heats) | 3000 m | 9:14.85 | [3] |
| European Cross Country Championships |  Dublin
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36th | U23 race | [8] | ||
| 1st | U23 team | 18 pts | [8] | |||
| 2022 | Mediterranean Games |  Oran
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3rd | 1500 m | 4:13.37 | [6] |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships |  Istanbul
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9th | 3000 m | 8:53.97 |
National titles
editCavalli has won six national championships at individual senior level.[3]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 1500 m: 2022
- Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- 1500 m: 2023
- 3000 m: 2022, 2023
- Italian Cross Country Championships
- Short course: 2022, 2023[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Ludovica Cavalli Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Cavalli e Mannucci in Aeronautica" (in Italian). fidal.it. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Ludovica Cavalli - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Ludovica Cavalli domina nei 1500 promesse". Sprint News. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ a b "XIX GIOCHI DEL MEDITERRANEO - Orano 2022 - Orano (ALG)" (in Italian). carabinieri.it. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Eurocross, Battocletti conferma d'oro!". fidal.it (in Italian). 8 December 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Europei cross, Battocletti oro under 23 a Dublino". raisport.rai.it (in Italian). 12 December 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Festa del Cross: Battocletti 30 e lode". fidal.it (in Italian). 12 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
External links
edit- Ludovica Cavalli at World Athletics
- Ludovica Cavalli at European Athletics
- Ludovica Cavalli at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Ludovica Cavalli at Olympics.com
