Rita Marchisio

Rita Marchisio (born 13 February 1950 in Cuneo) is a former long-distance runner from Italy

Biography She won the inaugural Osaka Ladies Marathon on 24 January 1982 in an Italian record time of 2:32:55 hours. More than a year later the record was broken by Laura Fogli in the New York City Marathon: 2:31:49.

Achievements 1982 Osaka Ladies Marathon Osaka, Japan 1st Marathon 2:32:55 European Championships Athens, Greece 10th Marathon 2:44:24 1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 11th Marathon 2:35:08 1984 New York City Marathon New York City, United States 9th Marathon 2:41:18 1985 New York City Marathon New York City, United States 19th Marathon 2:44:41 1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 13th Marathon 2:42:06 New York City Marathon New York City, United States 8th Marathon 2:37:59 1987 World Championships Rome, Italy — Marathon DNF Venice Marathon Venice, Italy 1st Marathon 2:29:36 1988 Italian Marathon Carpi, Italy 1st Marathon 2:31:08