Marco De Gasperi (born 5 April 1977) is an Italian male

mountain runner Mountain running is a sports discipline which takes place mainly off-road in mountainous terrain, but if there is significant elevation gain on the route, surfaced roads may be used. In this it differs from fell running; also its courses are more ...

sky runner Skyrunning is a sport of mountain running up to or exceeding where the minimum average incline is 6% over the total distance and at least 5% has an incline of 30% or more. The climbing difficulty does not exceed II grade UIAA. Poles, crampons and ...

and

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

Biography

He won five gold medals at

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level (from 1997 to 2007) and one at

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level (1996), at the

World Mountain Running Championships The World Mountain Running Championships (''World Mountain Running Trophy'' until 2008), is an international mountain running competition contested by athletes of the members of WMRA, World Mountain Running Association, the sport's global governing ...

. 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 The European Mountain Running Championships is an annual international mountain running race. Inaugurated in 2002, it is organised by the European Athletic Association (EAA) in July each year. The venue for the championships is changed each year. ...

from 2002 to 2008. He is engaged to the Italian

mountain running Mountain running is a sports discipline which takes place mainly off-road in mountainous terrain, but if there is significant elevation gain on the route, surfaced roads may be used. In this it differs from fell running; also its courses are more ...

champion

Elisa Desco Elisa Desco (born 30 May 1982) is an Italian female sky runner and mountain runner, world champion at the 2014 Skyrunning World Championships held in Chamonix, and European champion at the 2008 European Mountain Running Championships held in Zel ...

, the two have a daughter named Lidia.

Achievements

World Cup wins

;Sky running

National titles

* Italian Mountain Running Championships **

Mountain running Mountain running is a sports discipline which takes place mainly off-road in mountainous terrain, but if there is significant elevation gain on the route, surfaced roads may be used. In this it differs from fell running; also its courses are more ...

: 2002, 2003, 2004 (3) * Italian Long Distance Mountain Running Championships ** Long distance mountain running: 2014 *

Italian Vertical Kilometer Championships The Italian Vertical Kilometer Championships ( it, Campionati italiani di kilometro verticale) are the national championships in vertical kilometer, organised every year by the FIDAL from 2012 (first edition was held in Chiavenna). Editions FI ...

( FISKY version) ** Vertical kilometer: 2012

References

External links

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FIDAL The Italian Athletics Federation (Italian: ''Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera'', FIDAL), is the governing body for athletics in Italy since 1906. The Italian Federation, founded on 21 October 1906, on initiative of '' La Gazzetta dello S ...