Elisa Desco

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Elisa Desco
Arrivo DescoTurin Marathon 2008 01 (2415229629) (cropped).jpg
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1982-05-30) 30 May 1982 (age 41)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Mountain running
Skyrunning
Medal record
Mountain running
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Crans Montana Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Krynica-Zdrój Individual
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Zell am Harmersbach Individual
Skyrunning
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Chamonix SkyMarathon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Lleida SkyMarathon

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, [1] and European champion at the 2008 European Mountain Running Championships held in Zell am Harmersbach. [2]

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Biography

She was also world champion at individual senior level she won 7 medals (1 gold individual and 6 with the national team) at the 2008 World Mountain Running Championships but was disqualified for doping. [3]

She is engaged to the Italian mountain running champion Marco De Gasperi and they live in Bormio with their two daughters named Lidia (2011) and Cecilia (2017). [4]

Achievements

Skyrunning
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2014 World Championships Flag of France.svg Chamonix 1stSkyMarathon (42 km) 3:53:33
2016 World Championships Flag of Spain.svg Lleida 3rdSkyMarathon (42 km) 4:46:43

Team results

National titles

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References

  1. "2016 World Championships Rankings". skyrunning.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. "Elisa Desco". skyrunning.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  3. "Antidoping, il TNA squalifica Elisa Desco". fidal.it. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  4. "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
  5. "Montagna: titoli italiani a Dematteis e Desco". fidal.it. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.