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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 May 1965 Aosta, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Middle-distance running Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CUS Roma Fiat Torino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Andrea Bello | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 3000 m: 8:35.65 (1997) 5000 m: 14:44.50 (1996) 10000 m: 32:12.13 (1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roberta Brunet (born 20 May 1965 in Aosta) is a former middle distance runner from Italy
Roberta Brunet won four medals, at individual level, at the International athletics competitions. [1] She participated at four editions of the Summer Olympics (1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000), she has 41 caps in sixteen years in national team from 1983 to 2000. [2] She won a bronze medal in the European Championships in 3,000 metres in 1990 and then won a bronze medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics, a silver medal in the same discipline at the 1997 World Championships and a bronze medal in the 3,000 metres at the 1990 European Championships. She is a two-time national champion in the women's 5.000 metres.
Roberta Brunet has won 13 times the individual national championship. [3]
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