Elisa Valensin

Elisa Valensin
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Italy
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Eugene4x100 m mixed
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Tampere4x100 m relay
European U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Banská Bystrica200m
Gold medal – first place2024 Banská BystricaMedley relay

Elisa Valensin (born 2007) is an Italian sprinter. She won two gold medals at the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships, winning in the 200 metres and the medley relay.[1]

Biography

Valensin tried many sports as a youngster but focused on athletics from around 2015. She is a member of CUS Pro Patria Milan in Milan, Italy, but also trains regularly in Bergamo. Her training involves hurdles as well as sprints.[2][3]

In February 2024, Valensin won the Italian indoor U20 200 metres title.[4] In May 2024, she set a new Italian U20 200m record time of 23.15 seconds in Rome, aged 17 years-old.[5] In July 2024, she won Italian U18 titles over 100 and 200 metres. She won gold in the 200 metres at the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, on 20 July 2024.[6] She also won gold as part of the Italian medley relay team at the Championships, in a European youth best time.[7] She set a new national U20 record in qualifying for the final of the 400 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.[8] She placed sixth in the final.[9] She also had a fifth-place finish in the final of the women's 4 x 400 metres relay race with the Italian team at the Championships.[10] The European Athletics Federation nominated her for the European Young Athlete of the Year award for 2024.[11]

In January 2025, Valensin set a new Italian U20 indoor record in the 400 metres, running 53.04 seconds in Ancona.[12] In February 2025, she also set a new Italian U20 record in the 200 metres indoors, running 23.39 seconds in Metz.[13] In July 2025, she was selected for the Italian team for the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, winning a gold medal with the Italian women's 4 x 100 metres relay team.[14][15]

In May 2026, Valensin ran at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in the mixed 4 × 100 metres relay in Gaborone, Botswana.[16] On 4 June, she placed eighth in the 200 metres at the 2026 Golden Gala in Rome, part of the 2026 Diamond League.[17]

Personal life

In 2025, she appeared in European Athletics documentary series My Fire.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Elisa Valensin". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Junior and Promise Championships. Indoor Absolutes underway. Valensin the most anticipated". Sport.quotidiano.net. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Blackout allo Stadio Cavalli: Parma Clima-Bbc Grosseto interrotta". sport.quotidiano.net (in Italian). 11 February 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Elisa Valensin vince l'oro nei 200 metri ai Campionati Italiani Indoor Allievi e realizza il nuovo record tricolore". Tertzotemposporagazine. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Marcell Jacobs Makes Season Debut at Rome Sprint Festival". Watch Athletics. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Italian and Polish doubles and four championship bests in the sprints in Banska Bystrica". European Athletics. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Europei Under 18, Elisa Valensin trascina l'Italia all'oro nella staffetta mista e al record europeo". Terzotemposportmagaxine. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Reid and Walaza win world U20 100m titles in Lima". World Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Women's 400m Results - World Athletics Junior U20 Championships 2024". watch athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "Nominees revealed! Vote for 2024 women's Rising Star". European Athletics. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "Ancona Indoor: Doualla European Record U18 (7.23)". Fidal-Lombardia. 18 January 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "Elisa Valensin is in a hurry: new Italian Under 20 record in the 200 meters indoors. And Pagliarini and Orlando arrive". Sport.Virgilio.it. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  14. ↑ Mills, Steven (28 July 2025). "Italy selects star-studded team of 91 athletes for Tampere 2025". European Athletics. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "World Athletics Relays". World Athletics. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Results - Rome Diamond League 2026". Watch Athletics. 4 June 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Double European U18 champion Valensin stars on latest 'My Fire' episode". European Athletics. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
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