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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 October 1981 Pordenone, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 100 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||
| Club | CUS Cagliari | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Marcello Ambrogi | ||||||||||||||
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Marzia Caravelli (born 23 October 1981 in Pordenone) is an Italian hurdler.
She was 3rd at the 2011 European Team Championships in Stockholm. [1] Her 100 metres hurdles personal best is 12"85 set in Montgeron on 13 May 2012. [2]
In 2005 Marzia Caravelli made her debut for the Italian national team, but she was a late developer in sporting terms and begun to get good results at international level in 2010 at the age of 29. Despite reaching the semi-finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she has not succeeded in convincing the national federation to allow her to become a member of one of the Italian military sports bodies. [3]
| Year | Performance | Venue | Date | World Ranking |
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| 2013 | 12.95 |  Bellinzona | 11 June | 21st |
| 2012 | 12.85 |  Montgeron | 13 May | 41st |
| 2011 | 13.01 | Arzana | 30 July | 53rd |
| Pergine Valsugana | 23 July | |||
| 2010 | 13.10 |  Bergen | 20 June | 56th |
| 2009 | 13.42 | Milan | 1 August | |
| 2008 | 13.41 | Rieti | 10 August | |
| 2007 | 13.57 |  Loughborough | 12 August |
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 2012 | Olympic Games | London | SF | 100 metres hs | DNF | [4] |
| 2013 | Mediterranean Games |  Mersin | 1st | 100 metres hs | 12.98 | |
| 2013 | World Championships |  Moscow | SF | 100 metres hs | 13.06 |
She has won 7 times the individual national championship.
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