Silvana Cruciata

Quick Facts

Full Name	Silvana Cruciata
Occupation	Athletics Competitor
Date Of Birth	Feb 15, 1953(1953-02-15)
Age	71
Birthplace	Naples
Country	Italy
Horoscope	Aquarius

Silvana Cruciata Biography

Silvana Cruciata is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on February 15, 1953 in Naples, Italy. Silvana Cruciata (born 15 February 1953) is a former Italian middle- and long- distance runner. She represented Italy at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and shared medals with the Italian women’s teams at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Her best of 18.084 km for the one hour run set in 1981 was a world record for over seventeen years and remains the European record for the event.

Cruiciata broke world records for the women’s one hour run in 1980 and 1981 – she managed a distance of 17.563 km in Milan in 1980 and improved upon this with a distance of 18.084 km in Rome the following year (also setting a best time of 49:44 minutes for the 15,000 m track run). Her hour run record was a long-standing achievement and the mark went unbeaten until 1998 when Kenyan Tegla Loroupe broke the record. Cruciata’s performance remains the best ever by a European, as well as being the Italian national record. She also ran a career best of 4:24.6 minutes for the mile at the DN Galan that year and this remains the stadium record for the event.

Silvana Cruciata Net Worth

Silvana Cruciata is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Silvana Cruciata 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She began her career as a cross country runner and was part of the silver medal-winning team in the long race at the 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, alongside race winner Paola Pigni and Margherita Gargano. She won a second team silver at the 1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships with a team of Gabriella Dorio, and Cristina Tomasini. She came 29th at the 1981 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, but this finish was enough to help the Italian women to the team bronze.

She also focused on road running events in her later career. She took three straight victories at the Stramilano Half Marathon from 1976 to 1978, and took a fourth win in 1981. Her performances of 1:22:05 hours in 1977 and 1:18:44 hours in 1978 were world’s best performances for women over the distance. She had her first wins over the marathon at the Monza Marathon in 1976 and 1977, but her career best came in 1980 at the San Silvestro Marathon in Rome, where her time of 2:44:31 was a course record. In 1981 she won the Maratonina dei tre comuni, Rome-Ostia Half Marathon and the Amatrice-Configno race. She had a consecutive victory at the Tre Comuni in 1982 and won the Rome-Ostia competition for a second time in 1984.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Silvana Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Silvana Cruciata celebrates birthday on February 15 of every year.

Top Facts about Silvana Cruciata

1. Silvana Cruciata is an Italian long-distance runner.
2. She was born on May 12, 1973.
3. Cruciata has won multiple national titles in Italy.
4. Her personal best time for the marathon is 2:29:27.
5. She represented Italy at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
6. Cruciata has also competed in several World Championships.
7. In 1999, she won the Rome City Marathon.
8. She retired from competitive running in 2010.
9. Cruciata now works as a coach and fitness instructor.
10. She remains a respected figure in Italian athletics circles.