Erica Rossi

Erica Rossi (Bolzano, 20 November 1955) is an Italian former sprinter (400 m).

Erica Rossi

Erica Rossi in the 1970s
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1955-11-20) 20 November 1955 (age 69) Bolzano, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres
Club	Iveco Brescia
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	400 m: 52.01 (1982) 800 m: 2:04.53 (1985)
Medal record European Indoor Championships 1984 Gothenburg 400 m Mediterranean Games 1983 Casablanca 4x400 m relay 1987 Latakia 4x400 m relay 1983 Casablanca 400 m 1987 Latakia 400 m

Biography

In her career she won 20 times the national championships. She has 67 caps in national team (third of all-time after Marisa Masullo, 79 and Agnese Maffeis, 73).^[1]

National records

• 400 metres: 52.01 ( Athens, 7 September 1982) - holder until 1996

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
1983	Mediterranean Games	Casablanca	2nd	400 metres	53.83	[2]
			1st	4x400 metres relay	3:33.63	[2]
1984	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg	2nd	400 metres	52.37
	Olympic Games	Los Angeles	6th	4x400 metres relay	3:30.82
1987	Mediterranean Games	Latakia	2nd	400 metres	53.57	[2]
			1st	4x400 metres relay	3:32.14	[2]

National titles

• 11 wins on 400 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987)^[3]
• 1 win on 800 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1985)^[3]
• 6 wins on 400 metres at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988)^[4]
• 2 wins on 200 metres at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1982, 1983)^[4]

See also

• Italian all-time top lists - 400 metres
• Italy national relay team