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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 1977 Bormio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics Mountain running Sky running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Long-distance running Vertical kilometer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Forestale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marco De Gasperi (born 5 April 1977) is an Italian male mountain runner, sky runner and long-distance runner.
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. 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.
He is engaged to the Italian mountain running champion Elisa Desco and they have two daughters named Lidia (2011) and Cecilia (2017).
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 | 1 September | Val d'Isère Vertical Kilometer | Vertical |
| 2 | 2003 | 12 July | Val d'Isère Vertical Kilometer | Vertical |
| 3 | 4 October | Mount Kinabalu Climbathon | SkyRace | |
| 4 | 2008 | 10 August | Course de Sierre-Zinal | SkyRace |
| 5 | 2010 | 20 September | Mount Kinabalu Climbathon | SkyRace |
| 6 | 2011 | 8 May | Kilomètre Vertical Arles/Tech | Vertical |
| 7 | 14 August | Sierre-Zinal | SkyRace | |
| 8 | 2012 | 7 May | Elbrus Vertical Kilometer | Vertical |
| 9 | 2017 | 26 August | Matterhorn Ultraks | SkyRace |
| 10 | 14 October | Limone SkyRace | SkyRace |
National titles
- Italian Mountain Running Championships
- Mountain running: 2002, 2003, 2004 (3)
- Italian Long Distance Mountain Running Championships
- Italian Vertical Kilometer Championships (FISKY version)
- Vertical kilometer: 2012
See also
- Italy at the European Mountain Running Championships
- Italy at the World Mountain Running Championships
References
- ^ "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).
- ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "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
- ^ "Marco De Gasperi, la stoccata del campione. Per lui e Cardone tricolore 2012". sportdimontagna.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
External links
- Marco De Gasperi at World Athletics
- Marco De Gasperi at European Athletics
- Marco De Gasperi at FIDAL (in Italian)
- Marco De Gasperi at Scott-Sports.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 June 2013)
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 June 2013)