Silvana Cruciata

Silvana Cruciata

Personal information
National team	Italy
Born	(1953-02-15) 15 February 1953 (age 71) Naples, Italy
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Events	Middle-distance running Long-distance running Cross country running
Achievements and titles
Personal best	1500 m: 4:03.88 (1981)
Medal record IAAF World Cup 1981 Rome 3000 m World Cross Country Championships 1974 Monza Team race 1976 Chepstow Team race 1981 Madrid Team race

Silvana Cruciata (born 15 February 1953) is a former Italian middle- and long-distance runner.^[1] She represented Italy at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and shared medals with the Italian women's teams at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Her best of 18.084 km for the one hour run set in 1981 was a world record for over seventeen years.

Among her other achievements were wins at the Rome-Ostia Half Marathon and Stramilano road races and a bronze medal over 3000 metres at the 1981 IAAF World Cup.