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French athlete (born 2001)
Alessia Zarbo
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (2001-09-11) 11 September 2001 (age 23)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long distance running, Cross country running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)10000m: 32:28.57 (Eugene, 2022)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  France
European U18 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Győr 3000m
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place 2017 Győr 3000m

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.

Career

Zarbo was a gold medallist in the 3,000 metres at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival in Győr, Hungary. 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. She finished eighth in the 3000 metres at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.

Zarbo became French national champion in the 5000 metres at the 2020 French Athletics Championships in Albi. 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. She competed at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in the 10,000 metres in August 2022.

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. She competed in the 10,000 metres in Paris in August 2024 but did not finish the race.

Personal life

From Antibes, she trains in Nice, France. Her brother Raffael Zarbo is a cyclist. She attended the University of Oregon.

References

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  2. "European Youth Olympic Festival: Ouceni and Zarbo at the top!". athle.fr. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. "Vicente crowned heptathlon champion in Gyor with a world U18 best". European Athletics. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  4. "Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games". World Athletics. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. "A look back at the highlights of France d'athlé 2020". v02.fr. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  6. Hansen, Chris (24 May 2022). "Oregon Ducks looking to load up on NCAA Outdoor Track & Field qualifiers". Register-Guard. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  7. "European Championships Munich 2022: discover the French athletics selection". Olympics.com. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  8. "L'Antiboise Alessia Zarbo qualifiée pour les Jeux Olympiques de Paris sur 10.000 m". nicematin. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  9. "Women's 10000m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  10. "Where are the six athletes from the PACA region present at the European Athletics Championships in Munich?". France3-regions.francetvknfo.fr. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  11. "Le Tarn porte bonheur à la famille Zarbo". Direct Velo. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  12. Sully, Kevin (April 23, 2022). "Alessia Zarbo Wins Women's 5000m". Flotrack.org. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
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