GIOVANNA EPIS
Date of Birth: 11/10/1988
Place of Birth: Venezia
Weight x Height: 46 x 1,64
Speciality: Marathon
First Club: Venezia Runners Atletica Murano
Club: Carabinieri
First Coach: Luciano Bullo
Coach: Giorgio Rondelli
Hobby: Cooking
Relationship Status: Married
Olympic Appearances:
2 (Tokyo 2020, Parigi 2024)
Biography
Father Roberto is an amateur runner. She began practising athletics during middle school, making a real name for herself on all courses: track, road and cross-country. She manages to give voice to her innate qualities thanks to the marathon. She competed in this speciality at the Tokyo 2020 Games. her best result, however, was fifth place at the European Championships in Munich in 2022. She also performs strongly away from the track, where she obtained a bachelor's degree in French and Spanish and a master's degree in Spanish literature. Before every race she loves listening to music and wherever she goes there is a soundtrack to accompany her. In her spare time, she relaxes by reading novels and cooking, especially cakes and tarts. She comes to her second Olympic Games aware and more mature. Among the monuments of Paris, she wants to treat herself to something special.
Palmares
Olympic Games
32a Tokyo (JPN) 2020
67ª Parigi (FRA) 2024
World Championships
Rit. Doha (QAT) 2019
12ª Budapest (HUN) 2023
European Championships
5ª Monaco (GER) 2022