Rebecca Lonedo

Rebecca Lonedo
Competing in 2026
Personal information
Born (1996-12-05) 5 December 1996
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Long-distance running
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Italy
European Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place2026 BirminghamMarathon team
European Running Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 LeuvenMarathon team

Rebecca Lonedo (born 5 December 1996) is an Italian long-distance runner.[1]

Biography

Born in Arzignano, she participated in dance and swimming before discovering athletics through cross-country races at school. She had a third place finish in her age-group at the 2013 Italian cross-country championship. In 2018, she won her first Italian title, with victory at the U23 level in the 10,000 metres on the track. In 2021, she began to be coached by Stefano Baldini, and that year made her half marathon debut. She was later coached by Massimo Magnani in Ferrara and is a member of Fiamme Oro.[2][3]

Lonedo placed seventh in the individual marathon and won the silver medal in the team event with Italy at the 2025 European Running Championships in Belgium.[4] She placed twentieth overall at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, running 2:33:40 for the marathon, only her second race at the distance.[5][6] She improved her marathon times steadily with 2:28:42 at the Hamburg Marathon and 2:24:28 at the Seville Marathon in February 2026, just 75 seconds off the Italian record.[7] On 16 August, she placed sixth in the individual race and won the silver medal with Italy in the women’s team marathon at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Rebecca Lonedo". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Rebecca Lonedo". Fidal. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Pietro Riva and Rebecca Lonedo win the record-breaking bullfight". Lapressa. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Broadbent, Chris (12 Apr 2025). "Belgium 1-2! Herbiet and Thomas make half marathon history at European Running Championships". European Athletics. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Rebecca Lonedo, the new Italian marathon runner: "The emotion of my first World Championships"". OA Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Marchini, Dario (18 Feb 2026). "Interview with Rebecca Lonedo: "Running is something I feel inside, it's always been a part of me, and that makes everything easier."". The Running Club. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Rebecca Lonedo sixth in the Birmingham Marathon and silver in the team event". ilgiornaledivicenza.it. August 16, 2026. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
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