Giorgio Calcaterra (born 11 February 1972 in

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) is an Italian

ultramarathon An ultramarathon, also called ultra distance or ultra running, is any footrace longer than the traditional marathon length of . Various distances are raced competitively, from the shortest common ultramarathon of to over . 50k and 100k are bot ...

er, three times world champion of the 100 km. He is the most successful athlete at the

IAU 100 km European Championships The IAU 100 km European Championships is an annual, ultrarunning competition over 100 kilometres (60 miles) for European athletes. It is organised by the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) and was first held in 1992 – five years aft ...

, being a three-time winner and also a silver and bronze medallist from 2008 to 2015. In 2000 he ran 20

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

s under 2 hours and 20 minutes. He was the world leader of the 100 km top lists from 2008 to 2012. In 2003 he won the Helsinki City Marathon and in 2005 he won the

Utrecht Marathon The Utrecht Marathon is an annual marathon competition which takes place in Utrecht, the Netherlands, usually in April. It was first held in 1978. In addition to the main marathon competition, the day's events include a half marathon, 10 k ...

. He is three time Italy winner of the

Wings for Life World Run The Wings for Life World Run is a running competition held on the first weekend of May since 2014 to collect funds for the not-for-profit foundation ''Wings for Life''. The entry fee goes completely to Spinal Cord Research. It became the largest r ...

. In 2016 he was world winner of this race. He ran 88.44 km, the world record. Calcaterra has been a

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since the age of 15 and in 2019 became a

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for ethical reasons."Alimentazione Vegana – Parola a Re Giorgio Calcaterra"
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Personal best

*100 km: 6:23:20" (

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, 24 April 2012) *Wings for Life World Run: 88.44 km Also Connemara International Ultra Marathon course record holder 63 km 3:56

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Calcaterra, Giorgio 1972 births Living people Athletes from Rome Italian male long-distance runners Italian male marathon runners Italian ultramarathon runners Male ultramarathon runners