Loredana Simonetti

Loredana Simonetti (28 August 1930 – 26 February 2026) was an Italian middle-distance runner. She won nine national championships at individual senior level from 1949 to 1954 in two different specialities.

Biography

Loredana Simonetti was several times national champion in the 800 m and in the cross-country running, participating in the European Championships in Bern in 1954.

Simonetti died on 26 February 2026, at the age of 95.

National records

• 800 metres: 2:16.5, Bern, Switzerland, 25 August 1954. Record held until 6 June 1958 (broken by Gilda Jannaccone)

National titles

• Italian Athletics Championships
• 800 metres: 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 (6)
• Italian Cross Country Championships
• Cross-country running: 1950, 1951, 1954 (3)

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