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Anna Incerti

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An athlete running in the New York City Marathon in 2015.

Anna Carmela Incerti, born on January 19, 1980, in Palermo, is an Italian long-distance runner who focuses on the marathon. She has competed for Italy in marathons at major events, including European, World, and Olympic competitions. Her biggest achievement came at the 2010 European Championships, where she originally won a bronze medal in the marathon. This was later changed to silver, and finally upgraded to gold, showing her strong performance and consistency over time.

Biography

Anna Incerti is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. In 2003, she won the Florence Marathon, making her the Italian marathon champion that year. She also won a bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2003 Summer Universiade.

Incerti went on to compete in many big races. She ran in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing fourteenth in the marathon. She also won the Milan Marathon later that year. In 2010, she won a medal in the marathon at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, which was later upgraded to a gold medal. Throughout her career, she continued to improve her times and compete in many famous races. She is married to fellow marathon runner Stefano Scaini.

Achievements

Anna Carmela Incerti is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in running marathons. She has competed for Italy in big races around the world, including events at the European, World, and Olympic levels. She achieved a great success by winning a medal at the 2010 European Championships in the marathon race.

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2003UniversiadeSouth Korea Daegu3rd10,000 m33:49.71
2006European ChampionshipsSweden Gothenburg9thMarathon2:32:53
2007World ChampionshipsJapan Osaka17thMarathon2:36:36
2008Olympic GamesChina Beijing14thMarathon2:30:55
2009Mediterranean GamesItaly Pescara1stHalf marathon1:12:25
2010European ChampionshipsSpain Barcelona1stMarathon2:32:48
2014European ChampionshipsSwitzerland Zürich6thMarathon2:29:58

National titles

Anna Incerti at 2015 New York City Marathon

Anna Incerti won six national championships in Italy. She won titles in the 10,000 metres in 2009, the 10 km road race in 2015, the half marathon in 2007, 2008, and 2019, and the marathon in 2003.

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