Nadia Cortassa
  Nadia Cortassa
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 5th January 1978 (age 42) |
| place of birth | Turin , Italy |
| size | 173 cm |
| Weight | 57 kg |
| societies | |
| 2001 | Silca Ultralite |
| 2005-2008 | GS Fiamme Azzurre |
| successes | |
| 1996 | European youth champion in modern pentathlon |
| 2001-2007 | 8 × national triathlon champion short distance |
| 2003, 2004 | 2 × National Champion Triathlon Sprint Distance |
| 2001 | 5th place world championship duathlon |
| 2003, 2008 | 2 × vice European triathlon champion |
| 2004 | 5th place Summer Olympics |
| status | |
| inactive | |
Nadia Cortassa (born January 5, 1978 in Turin ) is a former Italian triathlete , multiple national champion and Olympian (2004).
Career
In 1996 she won the gold medal at the European Youth Championships in modern pentathlon (pistol shooting, epee fencing, swimming, show jumping and cross-country running).
As a result, she switched to triathlon. In 2003 Nadia Cortassa was runner-up in the European triathlon championship (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running). In 2005 and 2006 she was third at the European Championships.
2004 Summer Olympics
In 2004 she qualified for a starting place at the Olympic Games, and in 2004 she finished fifth as the best Italian.
In 2006 she won the team world championships in Cancun in the triathlon for Italy together with Daniela Chmet and Beatrice Lanza .
In May 2008, after 2003, she was again Vice-European Triathlon Champion. In 2008 she qualified again, but could not start at the Summer Olympics in Beijing in August due to an injury .
In January 2004 she married her trainer, the triathlete Andrea Gabba and they live with their son in Turin .
At the Duathlon World Championship 2011 she started in Team Italy I with Daniela Chmet , Alessio Picco and Daniel Hofer ; the team took fifth place. Nadia Cortassa has not appeared internationally since 2011.
Sporting successes
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Aug 18, 2008 | - | 2008 Summer Olympics |
 Beijing
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DNS | Due to an injury, Nadja Cortassa had to cancel her start and Daniela Chmet started in her place . |
| May 10, 2008 | 2 | ETU Short Distance Triathlon European Championship |
 Lisbon
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02:06:24 | Vice European Champion behind the Portuguese Vanessa Fernandes |
| July 14, 2007 | 1 | ITA National Championship Triathlon |
Tarzo Revine
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02:12:11 | State champion |
| Nov 1, 2006 | 1 | ITU Triathlon Team World Championship |
 Cancun
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01:05:11 | Triathlon world champion in the team - together with Daniela Chmet and Beatrice Lanza (3 × 250 m swimming, 6.67 km cycling and 1.67 km running) |
| 2006 | 5 | ITU Short Distance Triathlon World Championship |
 Lausanne
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02:05:28 | Fifth - behind the winner Emma Snowsill from Australia |
| Oct 1, 2006 | 1 | ITA National Championship Triathlon |
Lido delle Nazioni |
01:57:26 | State champion |
| June 24, 2006 | 3 | ETU Short Distance Triathlon European Championship |
 Autun
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02:11:54 | |
| 2005 | 3 | ETU Short Distance Triathlon European Championship |
Lausanne
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| June 19, 2005 | 1 | ITA National Championship Triathlon |
Sanremo
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02:13:33 | State champion |
| Oct 2, 2004 | 1 | ITA National Championship Sprint Distance Triathlon |
Imperia
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00:58:18 | |
| Sep 11 2004 | 1 | ITA National Championship Triathlon |
Peschiera del Garda
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02:00:01 | State champion |
| Aug 25, 2004 | 5 | 2004 Summer Olympics |
 Athens
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02: 05: 45.35 | |
| 27 Sep 2003 | 1 | ITA National Championship Sprint Distance Triathlon |
Rimini
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01:03:16 | |
| Sep 2003 | 3 | ITU Triathlon World Cup |
 Hamburg
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| 2003 | 2 | ETU Short Distance Triathlon European Championship |
 Carlsbad
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Second behind the Spaniard Ana Burgos | |
| May 31, 2003 | 1 | ITA National Championship Triathlon |
Castiglione del Lago
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01:58:18 | State champion |
| 2002 | 8th | ETU Short Distance Triathlon European Championship |
 Győr
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02:00:02 | Watch out for the Olympic distance |
| June 8, 2002 | 1 | ITA National Championship Triathlon |
Cavallino-Treporti
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02:06:10 | State champion |
| 8 Sep 2001 | 1 | ITA National Championship Triathlon |
Grado
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02:10:37 | State champion |
| July 22, 2000 | 3 | ITA National Championship Triathlon |
Recco
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02:25:36 | State Championship |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| 25 Sep 2011 | 5 | ITU Duathlon World Championship Mixed Relay |
 Gijon
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01:28:33 | in the Italian team with Daniela Chmet , Alessio Picco and Daniel Hofer |
| 16 Sep 2001 | 5 | ITU Duathlon World Championships |
Rimini
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02:03:14 | Duathlon World Championship on the short distance |
(DNF - Did Not Finish • DNS - Did Not Start)
Web links
- Profile for Nadia Cortassa at the Institute for Applied Training Science , accessed on July 24, 2014
- Profile and results of Nadia Cortassa in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on December 14, 2019 (English).
- Nadia Cortassa in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Athlete portrait by Nadia Cortassa (ITU, 2009; PDF; 48 kB)
- ^ Triathlon Team Gold for Italy. (No longer available online.) In: Triathlon.org. November 3, 2006, formerly in the original ; Retrieved July 24, 2014 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Olympia: Italy has to replace Nadia Cortassa. In: Trib2.com. August 15, 2008, accessed July 24, 2014 .
- ↑ Triathlon EM Lisbon: Raelert scratches past bronze
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Cortassa, Nadia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th January 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Turin |