Roman Fosti (born 6 June 1983) is an Estonian long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing finishing 20th, the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro finishing 61st, and the 2017 World Championships in London finishing 53rd. He previously competed mostly in middle-distance events switching to the marathon in 2013. He won the Tallinn Marathon in 2018.
Major competition record Representing 2002World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica16th (sf)800 m1:53.362009UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia22nd (sf)800 m1:53.5820th (h)1500 m3:48.152011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France23rd (h)1500 m3:49.98UniversiadeShenzhen, China23rd (sf)800 m1:50.779th (h)1500 m3:47.342014World Half Marathon ChampionshipsCopenhagen, Denmark73rdHalf marathon1:05:14European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland18thMarathon2:17:542015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China20thMarathon2:20:352016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands31stHalf marathon1:06:00Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil61stMarathon2:19:262017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom53rdMarathon2:23:282018World Half Marathon ChampionshipsValencia, Spain69thHalf marathon1:03:45European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany17thMarathon2:17:572019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar33rdMarathon2:18:302021Olympic GamesSapporo, Japan68thMarathon2:25:372022European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany41stMarathon2:19:34
Personal bests Outdoor 800 metres – 1:49.07 (Dessau 2005) 1500 metres – 3:46.18 (Tartu 2011) Half marathon – 1:03:03 (Gdynia 2020) Marathon – 2:10:46 (Siena 2021) Indoor 1500 metres – 3:48.72 (Tartu 2012)
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