Alessia Zarbo (born 11 September 2001) is a French long distance and cross country runner. In 2020, she became French national champion over 10,000 metres.[1]
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| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 September 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Long distance running, Cross country running | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 10000m: 32:28.57 (Eugene, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Zarbo was a gold medallist in the 3,000 metres at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival in Győr, Hungary.[2] She was a bronze medallist in the same distance at the 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships in the same city with a personal best 9:25.25.[3] She finished eighth in the 3000 metres at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.[4]
Zarbo became French national champion in the 5000 metres at the 2020 French Athletics Championships in Albi.[5] She ran a personal best time for the 10,000 metres in May 2022 in Eugene, Oregon, United States, running a time of 32:28.57.[6] She competed at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in the 10,000 metres in August 2022.[7]
In April 2024, she qualified for the 10,000m event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, by finishing in 6th place in the world cross-country rankings.[8]
Personal life
From Antibes, she trains in Nice, France.[9] Her brother Raffael Zarbo is a cyclist.[10] She attended the University of Oregon.[11]