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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 May 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Mountain running Skyrunning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | World Championships |  Chamonix | 1st | SkyMarathon (42 km) | 3:53:33 | |
| 2016 | World Championships |  Lleida | 3rd | SkyMarathon (42 km) | 4:46:43 | |
2005, 2013, 2014 (3)
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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
