Veronica Borsi

Veronica Borsi

Veronica Borsi at Istanbul 2012 (World Indoor Championships)
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	13 June 1987 Bracciano, Italy
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 metres hurdles
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m hs: 12.76 (2013) 60 m hs: 7.94 (2013)
Medal record European Indoor Championships 2013 Goteborg 60 m hs Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin 100 metres hs Military World Games 2011 Rio de Janeiro 100 m hs

Veronica Borsi (Bracciano, 13 June 1987) is an Italian hurdler.

Biography

In 2012 with her personal best in the 100 metres hurdles, 13.05 has obtained the pass for her first Olympic appearance in London 2012 and also the standard for 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki.^[1]

In 2013 she sets her personal best in the 60 metres hurdles on Mondeville, France, with the crono of 8.06, sixth world best of the year at that day.^[2] Than, in 2013, she set also national record in 60 m hs (7.94 at European Indoor Championships) and 100 m hs (12.76).^[3]

National records

• 60 metres hurdles: 7.94 ( Gothenburg, 1 March 2013) - Current holder
• 100 metres hurdles: 12.76 ( Orvieto, 2 June 2013) - Current holder

Progression

100 metres hurdles

Year	Performance	Venue	Date	World Ranking
2013	12.76	Orvieto	02/06/2013	6th
2012	13.05	Montgeron	13/05/2012	80th
2011	13.08	Rio de Janeiro	22/07/2011
2010	13.37	Osimo	10/07/2010
2009	13.92	Rovereto	01/09/2009
2005	13.49	Marseille	07/08/2005
2004	13.75	Brixen	19/05/2004

Personal bests

• 100 m hs: 12.76 - 2 June 2013 Orvieto
• 60 m hs: 7.94 1 - March 2013 Gothenburg

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Italy
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	23rd (h)	100m hurdles	14.09 (wind: +0.4 m/s)
2007	European U23 Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	26th (h)	100m hurdles	14.10 (wind: 0.2 m/s)
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	13th (sf)	100m hurdles	13.54 (wind: 0.3 m/s)
2011	Summer Universiade	Shenzhen	elim. semif.	100 metres hs	13"56 [4]
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul	elim. semif.	60 metres hs	8"18
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg	2nd [5]	60 metres hs	7.94
2013	Mediterranean Games	Mersin	2nd	100 metres hs	13.05

National championships

• 2 wins in 60 m hurdles at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (2012, 2013)

See also

• Italian records in athletics
• Italian all-time lists - 100 metres hurdles

References

1. "I qualificati - Atletica" (in Italian). coni.it. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
2. "Greco in forma 17,07 d'esordio" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
3. "Borsi da record 100 hs in12”76 Va al mondiale" (in Italian). ilgiornale.it. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2013. C1 control character in |title= at position 28 (help)
4. Better time: 13"47 in heat.
5. After official Nevin Yanit disqualification on 28 August 2013.

External links

• Veronica Borsi profile at IAAF
• Athlete profile at FIDAL web site
• Media related to Veronica Borsi at Wikimedia Commons