Role
Former athlete, marathon champion, sports communicator and author.
Bio
An Italian record holder and long-distance runner, she is a symbol of extraordinary resilience and willpower. Affected since birth by hereditary spherocytosis, a genetic disorder that affects the health of red blood cells, she underwent spleen and gallbladder removal in 2010 following a severe hemolytic crisis. After her recovery, she embarked on an extraordinary athletic career in long-distance running.
In 2012, he set the Italian marathon record in Rotterdam with a time of 2:23:44 and represented Italy at two Olympic Games (London 2012 and Rio 2016). His career at the highest levels of competitive sport includes a silver medal at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, a European silver medal in Zurich 2014, and victories in the Stramilano and the Mediterranean Games.
Dedicated to spreading the culture of running and trail running, she is the author of the autobiography "Valeria fa 'gli' Olimpiadi" (2014) and editor of the column "Running with Valeria" for Runner's World magazine. Named FIDAL Athlete of the Year in 2013, she was awarded the silver and bronze medals for athletic merit by CONI.