Giovanna Epis

Giovanna Epis

Epis (in center, with the surname on her bib).
Personal information
National team	Italy (7 caps)
Born	(1988-10-11) 11 October 1988 (age 37) Venice, Italy
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	46 kg (101 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running
Club	G.S. Forestale C.S. Carabinieri
Coached by	Giorgio Rondelli
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	5000 m: 16:07.18 (2019) 10,000: 32:59.16 (2019) Half marathon: 1:12:27 (2018) Marathon: 2:25:20 (2021)
Medal record Mediterranean Games 2022 Oran Half marathon European 10,000m Cup 2021 Birmingham 10,000 m team 2019 London 10,000 m team

Giovanna Epis (born 11 October 1988) is an Italian long-distance runner.

Biography

She competed at the 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. ^[1] She was bronze medal with the Italian team at the 2019 European 10,000m Cup in London. In 2019, she competed in the women's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. ^[2] She did not finish her race. ^[2] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Marathon. ^[3]

On 7 April 2019, setting her personal best in the Rotterdam Marathon with a time of 2:29:11, she achieved the entry standard for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which was set at 2:29:30. ^[4]

Progression

Marathon

The Epis in 2015 disputed her first marathon, managing to improve subsequently six times in succession. ^[5]

Year	Date	Position	Time	Venue	Marathon	Note
2020	13/12	1st	2:28:03	Reggio nell'Emilia	National Championships	PB
2019	07/04	6th	2:29:11	Rotterdam	Rotterdam Marathon
2018	25/02	6th	2:29:41	Sivilla	Seville Marathon
2017	15/10	9th	2:32:31	Amsterdam	Amsterdam Marathon
	02/04	6th	2:34:13	Milan	Milano City Marathon
2016	30/10	11th	2:35:37	Frankfurt	Mainova Frankfurt Marathon
	10/04	4th	2:38:20	Rome	Rome Marathon
2015	29/11	5th	2:39:28	Florence	Florence Marathon

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas	17th	10,000 m	36:45.18
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen	7th	10,000 m	35:46.28
2018	Half Marathon Championships	Valencia	40th	Half marathon	1:12:27	PB
	European 10,000m Cup	London	27th	10,000 m	33:14.71	PB
			7th	10,000 m team	1:42:43.18
2019	European 10,000m Cup	London	25th	10,000 m	32:59.16	PB
			3rd	10,000 m team	1:38:13.80
2021	European 10,000m Cup	Birmingham	15th	10,000 m	33:02.23	[6]
			2nd	10,000 m team	1:39:32.49
2022	Mediterranean Games	Oran	1st	Half marathon	1:13:47
	European Championships	Munich	5th	Marathon	2:29:06	SB

National titles

Epis won two national championships at individual senior level. ^[7]

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • Marathon: 2020
  • Half marathon: 2021 ^[8]

See also

• Italian team at the running events
• Italy at the 2018 European Athletics Championships
• Italy at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics

References

1. "Giovanna Epis - Biography". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 September 2019.
2. "Marathon Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 28 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
3. "Athletics EPIS Giovanna". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
4. "Olimpiadi Tokyo 2020: tutti i qualificati dell'Italia". oasport.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 September 2019.
5. "Giovanna Epis - Results". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 September 2019.
6. "Azzurre d'argento in Coppa Europa dei 10.000". fidal.it (in Italian). 5 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
7. "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it (in Italian). 1 January 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
8. "Mezza: Aouani e Epis campioni italiani". fidal.it (in Italian). 2 November 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

External links

• Giovanna Epis at World Athletics
• Giovanna Epis at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Giovanna Epis at Olympics.com
• Giovanna Epis at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
• Giovanna Epis at Olympedia
• Giovanna Epis at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
• Giovanna Epis – CONI – Paris 2024 (in Italian)