Maria Grazia Roberti (born 10 December 1966) is an Italian female mountain runner and snowshoe runner, who won three World Snowshoe Championships.
Biography Maria Grazia Roberti won several mountain running medals at the world and European championships through out her career, including two individual silver medals. At 40 years old, she took up snowshoe running and won three gold and one bronze medals at the world championships.
Achievements In mountain running she has participated in 16 World Championships (from 1989 to 2010) and 10 of the European Championships (1996 to 2012), winning 26 medals of which 2 at the individual level and 24 with the national team. Year Competition Venue Position EventTimeNotesMountain running (Individual)1989World Championships Chatillon-en-Diois16th7.7 km/460 m42:061991World Championships Zermatt13th8.3 km/570 m46:491992World Championships Susa Valley11th7.44 km/625 m43:311993World Championships Gap5th7.94 km/395 m38:281994World Championships Berchtesgaden14th7.34 km/695 m43:221995World Championships Edinburgh9th7.85 km/450 m39:491996European Championships Llanberis2ndWomen's race53:22World Championships Telfes11th7.25 km/785 m44:061997European Championships Ebensee12thWomen's race52:40World Championships Malé Svatoňovice10th 7.8 km/600 m43:241998European Championships Sestriere4thWomen's race36:22World Championships Dimitile5th8.27 km/750 m48:121999European Championships Bad Kleinkirchheim8thWomen's race59:02World Championships Kota Kinabalu12th7.8 km/510 m41:382005World Championships Wellington9th9.1 km/620 m43:462006European Championships Malé Svatoňovice7thWomen's race42:42World Championships Bursa12th8.4 km/895 m50:492007European Championships Cauterets10thWomen's race56:05World Championships Ovronnaz11th8.3 km/520 m42:392008European Championships Zell am Harmersbach8thWomen's race41:54World Championships Crans Montana28th8.3 km/690 m49:212009European Championships Telfes10thWomen's race58:40World Championships Campodolcino2nd8.6 km/550 m44:03Maria Grazia Roberti was rewarded with the bronze medal but following the disqualification for doping by Elisa Desco, she was later awarded the silver medal.2010European Championships Sapareva Banya11thWomen's race41:18World Championships Kamnik9th8.5 km/960 m52:422012European Championships Pamukkale18th8.3 km/470 m41:18
Team results World Mountain Running Championships (15 medals) 1989, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2010 (6) 1995, 1996, 1997, 2009 (4) 1991, 1994, 2006, 2007, 2008 (5) 4th: 1992 European Mountain Running Championships (9 medals) 1996, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 (6) 2012 (1) 1999, 2008 (2) 5th: 1997
National titles Italian Mountain Running Championships Mountain running: 1997, 2006 (2) Italian Long Distance Mountain Running Championships Long-distance mountain running: 2008, 2010, 2012 (3)
See also Italy at the European Mountain Running Championships Italy at the World Mountain Running Championships
References
External links
Maria Grazia Roberti profile at Gruppo Sportivo Forestale