Ruggero Pertile

Ruggero Pertile

Ruggero Pertile in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
Personal information
Born	(1974-08-08) 8 August 1974 (age 42)
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Marathon: 2:09:53 (2009)
Medal record European Marathon Cup 2010 Barcelona Team marathon Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin Half marathon

Ruggero Pertile (born 8 August 1974 in Camposampiero) is an Italian long-distance runner who specialises in marathon running. He was the winner of the 2004 Rome City Marathon and has represented Italy internationally at three World Championships in Athletics and two Olympic Games.

He was fourth in the marathon at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, missing out on the podium after struggling with cramp in the final stages of the race. He took a surprise victory at the 2010 Turin Marathon, completing the race in a time of 2:10:58 in rainy conditions. The following year he competed at the Milano City Marathon and overhauled Daniel Too in the final stages to claim second place on the podium.