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.
His partner is the Italian mountain running champion Elisa Desco. They have two daughters, Lidia (2011) and Cecilia (2017).
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time NotesMountain running 1997World championships Malé Svatoňovice 1st Men's race 54:11 1999World championships Kinabalu Park 1st Men's race 54:56 2001World championships Arta Terme 1st Men's race 1:01:05 2003World championships Girdwood 1st Men's race 50:29 2007World 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 Long-distance mountain running: 2014 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
External links
Marco De Gasperi at FIDAL