Elisa Palmero
Elisa Palmero is an Italian long distance runner. She won gold medals as a member of the Italian women’s team at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships and the 2025 European Running Championships.
Early life
From Turin, she had a sporting background. Her father was a ski instructor, and she trained in gymnastic and classical dance before focusing on athletics. She competed as a teenager in the 1500 metres at the 2018 World Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere. That year, she was runner-up in both the 800 metres and 1500 metres at the Italian youth indoor athletics championships in Ancona.Career
2023
In January 2023, she won The Corrida di San Geminiano road race in her debut in the event. In February 2023, she was runner-up at the Italian indoor championships over 3000 metres in Ancona. The following month, she finished runner-up at the again Cross Country Championships. In June 2023, she competed in the 2023 European 10,000m Cup in France.In November 2023, she won La Corsa dei Santi road race in the centre of Rome. That year, she competed at the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels.
2024
In June 2024, she finished sixth at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, in the Women's 10,000 metres. At the Championships, she also finished fifteenth in the Women's half marathon. She finished fifth with the Italian team at the 2024 European Half Marathon Cup.In December 2024, she won a gold medal as part of the Italian team at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships.