Alessia Zarbo
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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: 31:50:62 (Pacé, 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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] She competed in the 10,000 metres in Paris in August 2024 but did not finish the race.[9]
In May 2025, she ran a personal best 31:50:62 and won the silver medal in the senior women’s race at the European 10,000m Cup in Pacé, France.[10]
Personal life
From Antibes, she trains in Nice, France.[11] Her brother Raffael Zarbo is a cyclist.[12] She attended the University of Oregon.[13]
References
- ^ "Alessia Zarbo". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "European Youth Olympic Festival: Ouceni and Zarbo at the top!". athle.fr. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Vicente crowned heptathlon champion in Gyor with a world U18 best". European Athletics. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games". World Athletics. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "A look back at the highlights of France d'athlé 2020". v02.fr. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Hansen, Chris (24 May 2022). "Oregon Ducks looking to load up on NCAA Outdoor Track & Field qualifiers". Register-Guard. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "European Championships Munich 2022: discover the French athletics selection". Olympics.com. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "L'Antiboise Alessia Zarbo qualifiée pour les Jeux Olympiques de Paris sur 10.000 m". nicematin. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Women's 10000m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Broadbent, Chris (24 May 2025). "Gold for Jana Van Lent and Belgium in women's race at European 10,000m Cup in Pacé". European Athletics. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Le Tarn porte bonheur à la famille Zarbo". Direct Velo. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Sully, Kevin (April 23, 2022). "Alessia Zarbo Wins Women's 5000m". Flotrack.org. Retrieved 19 June 2024.