Career
She represented her country twice at the Summer Olympics (1996 and 2000) and was the bronze medalist in the marathon at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics. She narrowly missed out on a medal at the 1994 European Athletics Championships, coming fourth. A run at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics brought her the marathon bronze medal.
In 1997 she came fifth at the World Championships Marathon, claimed the title at the Italian Marathon and closed her year with a third place at the New York City Marathon.
She did not compete again until 2000, where she returned to the distance with a seventh-place finish at the. Ferrara returned to full competition in 2001, reach the podium at the San Diego Marathon and Milan Marathon then running for Italy at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics (where she came 14th).
A third place at the Berlin Marathon highlighted her 2003. A ninth-place finish at the Turin Marathon later that year saw her come second in the Italian championship race behind Martina Celi.
Personal bests.