Laura Fogli


Laura Fogli is an Italian former long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race. She finished ninth at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and sixth at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She also won silver medals at the European Championships in 1982 and 1986, and finished second in the New York City Marathon in 1983 and 1988. Her marathon victories include Rome and Pittsburgh.

Career

Born in Comacchio, Foglio won the inaugural edition of the Rome City Marathon in 1982. From 1981 to 1989 she finished in the top four in eight out of nine New York City Marathons, the exception being 1987 when she did not compete.
She is married with Giuseppe Rossetti, who was also her coach. She is the coach of the Italian singer Gianni Morandi who often takes part in marathons.

Progression

;Marathon
Fogil finished eight times in the top 25 world list.
YearPerformanceWorld RankVenueDate
19812.34.4813 New York CityOct 25
19822.33.018 New York CityOct 24
19832.31.4914 New York CityOct 23
19842.29.2811 Los AngelesAug 05
19852.31.3615 New York CityOct 27
19862.29.449 New York CityNov 02
19882.27.498 SeoulSep 23
19892.28.439 New York CityNov 05

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionPerformanceNote
1981New York City Marathon New York, United States4th2:34:47
1982Rome City Marathon Rome, Italy1st2:31:08
1982European Championships Athens, Greece2nd2:36:28
1982New York City Marathon New York, United States4th2:33:01
1983World Championships Helsinki, Finland6th2:33:31
1983New York City Marathon New York, United States2nd2:31:49
1984Stramilano Half Marathon Milan, Italy1st1:14:10
1984Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States9th2:29:28
1984New York City Marathon New York, United States3rd2:37:25
1985New York City Marathon New York, United States3rd2:31:36
1986Pittsburgh Marathon Pittsburgh, United States1st2:37:04
1986European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany2nd2:32:52
1986New York City Marathon New York City, United States3rd2:29:44
1988Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea6th2:27:49
1988New York City Marathon New York, United States2nd2:31:26
1989New York City Marathon New York, United States3rd2:28:43
1990Venice Marathon Venice, Italy1st2:38:34
1991World Championships Tokyo, JapanDNF
1993New York City Marathon New York, United States14th2:47:45
1994Turin Marathon Turin, Italy1st2:31:45
1994European Championships Helsinki, FinlandDNF
1997World Championships Athens, Greece24th2:43:28

National championships

Laura Fogli has won two times the individual national championship.