Catherine Bertone
Bertone at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1972-05-06) 6 May 1972
Bursa, Turkey
EducationUniversity of Turin
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight45 kg (99 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Mountain running
EventLong-distance running
ClubAtletica ASD Sandro Calvesi
Coached byRoberto Rastello[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best2:28:32 (2017)[3]
Medal record
Athletics
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 AmsterdamHalf marathon team
Mountain running
World Long Distance MR C'hips
Silver medal – second place2015 ZermattTeam
Bronze medal – third place2015 ZermattIndividual

Catherine Bertone (born 6 May 1972) is a Turkish-born Italian marathon runner. She placed 25th at the 2016 Olympics.[1]

Biography

Bertone's father is Italian and her mother is French. She was born in Turkey, where her father worked for Fiat at the time. The family later moved to Belo Horizonte in Brazil before returning to Italy, where Catherine received a medical degree from the University of Turin. She works as a doctor specializing in infectious diseases. She is married to Gabriele Beltrami and has daughters Corinne and Emilie. Her husband and her elder brother Silvio are also elite runners.[2]

World records

Masters athletics

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Catherine Bertone". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Catherine Bertone". nbcolympics.com. National Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016.
  3. "Catherine Bertone". IAAF.org. International Association of Athletics Federations.
  4. "Kipchoge vince a Berlino, Bertone sesta 2h28:34". FIDAL.it (in Italian). Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. Retrieved 24 September 2017. La 45enne pediatra valdostana si impossessa, infatti, anche del record del mondo master W45
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