Erica Rossi

Erica Rossi (Bolzano, 20 November 1955) is an Italian former sprinter (400 m).

Erica Rossi

Erica Rossi in the 1970s
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	November 20, 1955 Bolzano, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 metres
Club	Iveco Brescia
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400 m: 52.01 (1982) 800 m: 2:04.53 (1985)
Medal record European Indoor Championships 1984 Gothenburg 400 m Mediterranean Games 1983 Casablanca 4x400 m relay 1987 Latakia 4x400 m relay 1983 Casablanca 400 m 1987 Latakia 400 m

Biography

In her career she won 20 times the national championships. She has 67 caps in national team (third of all-time after Marisa Masullo, 79 and Agnese Maffeis, 73).[1]

National records

• 400 metres: 52.01 ( Athens, 7 September 1982) - holder until 1996

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
1983	Mediterranean Games	Casablanca	2nd	400 metres	53.83	[2]
			1st	4x400 metres relay	3:33.63	[2]
1984	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg	2nd	400 metres	52.37
	Olympic Games	Los Angeles	6th	4x400 metres relay	3:30.82
1987	Mediterranean Games	Latakia	2nd	400 metres	53.57	[2]
			1st	4x400 metres relay	3:32.14	[2]

National titles

• 11 wins on 400 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987)[3]
• 1 win on 800 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1985)[3]
• 6 wins on 400 metres at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988)[4]
• 2 wins on 200 metres at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1982, 1983)[4]

See also

• Italian all-time top lists - 400 metres
• Italy national relay team

References

1. "LE PRESENZE IN AZZURRO DI SEMPRE" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
2. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DONNE" (PDF) (in Italian). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
3. "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
4. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.

External links

• Erica Rossi at World Athletics
• Erica Rossi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)