Marco De Gasperi

Marco De Gasperi (born 5 April 1977) is an Italian male mountain runner, sky runner and long-distance runner.

Marco De Gasperi
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1977-04-05) 5 April 1977
Bormio
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Mountain running
Sky running
Event(s)Long-distance running
Vertical kilometer
ClubG.S. Forestale
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Half marathon: 1.05:53 (2012)

Biography

He won five gold medals at senior level (from 1997 to 2007) and one at junior level (1996), at the World Mountain Running Championships.[1] At European level he won 5 medals individual (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze) and 6 gold medal with the national team at the European Mountain Running Championships from 2002 to 2008.[2]

He is engaged to the Italian mountain running champion Elisa Desco, the two have a daughter named Lidia.[3]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
Mountain running
1997 World championships Malé Svatoňovice 1st Men's race 54:11
1999 World championships Kinabalu Park 1st Men's race 54:56
2001 World championships Arta Terme 1st Men's race 1:01:05
2003 World championships Girdwood 1st Men's race 50:29
2007 World championships Ovronnaz 1st Men's race 51:49

World Cup wins

Sky running
# Season Date Race Discipline
120021 SeptemberVal d'Isère Vertical KilometerVertical
2200312 JulyVal d'Isère Vertical KilometerVertical
34 OctoberMount Kinabalu ClimbathonSkyRace
4200810 AugustCourse de Sierre-ZinalSkyRace
5201020 SeptemberMount Kinabalu ClimbathonSkyRace
620118 MayKilomètre Vertical Arles/TechVertical
714 AugustSierre-ZinalSkyRace
820127 MayElbrus Vertical KilometerVertical
9201726 AugustMatterhorn UltraksSkyRace
1014 OctoberLimone SkyRaceSkyRace

National titles

See also

References

  1. "Mountain Running". iaaf.org. Retrieved 30 September 2017. De Gasperi won six individual gold medals at the World Championships: five in the senior category (1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007 – all up and down races) and one in the junior division (1996 – uphill race).
  2. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. "ELISA DESCO A DRIBBLING". fidal.it. Retrieved 7 October 2017. A distanza di così tanto tempo, nella sua casa di Bormio nella quale vive con il compagno Marco De Gasperi e la piccola figlia Lidia
  4. "Marco De Gasperi, la stoccata del campione. Per lui e Cardone tricolore 2012". sportdimontagna.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
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