Maria Grazia Roberti

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Maria Grazia Roberti
Personal information
Full nameMaria Grazia Cathelijne Roberti
Nationality Italian
Born (1966-12-10) 10 December 1966 (age 56)
Puegnago del Garda
Sport
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy (26 caps)
Sport Athletics
Snowshoe running
Mountain running
Skyrunning
ClubAttletica Gavardo
G.S. Forestale
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Marathon: 2:41:46 (195)
Medal record

Maria Grazia Roberti (born 10 December 1966) is an Italian female mountain runner and snowshoe runner, who won three World Snowshoe Championships. [1]

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Biography

Maria Grazia Roberti after a brilliant career in mountain running, crowned by several medals at the world and European championships (among them stands out two individual silver), arrived at the threshold of 40 years began to practice the snowshoe running by winning three golds and a bronze at the world championships, and if this discipline became Olympic at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Sochi, [2] the Brescia champion could attend you at the age of 51. [3]

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.

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
Mountain running (Individual)
1989 World Championships Flag of France.svg Chatillon-en-Diois 16th7.7 km/460 m 42:06 [4]
1991 World Championships Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Zermatt 13th8.3 km/570 m 46:49 [5]
1992 World Championships Flag of Italy.svg Susa Valley 11th7.44 km/625 m 43:31 [6]
1993 World Championships Flag of France.svg Gap 5th7.94 km/395 m 38:28
1994 World Championships Flag of Germany.svg Berchtesgaden 14th7.34 km/695 m 43:22 [7]
1995 World Championships Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Edinburgh 9th7.85 km/450 m 39:49
1996 European Championships Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Llanberis 2ndWomen's race 53:22
World Championships Flag of Austria.svg Telfes 11th7.25 km/785 m 44:06 [8]
1997 European Championships Flag of Austria.svg Ebensee 12thWomen's race 52:40
World Championships Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Malé Svatoňovice 10th7.8 km/600 m 43:24 [9]
1998 European Championships Flag of Italy.svg Sestriere 4thWomen's race 36:22
World Championships Flag of France.svg Dimitile 5th8.27 km/750 m 48:12
1999 European Championships Flag of Austria.svg Bad Kleinkirchheim 8thWomen's race 59:02
World Championships Flag of Malaysia.svg Kota Kinabalu 12th7.8 km/510 m 41:38 [10]
2005 World Championships Flag of New Zealand.svg Wellington 9th9.1 km/620 m 43:46 [11]
2006 European Championships Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Malé Svatoňovice 7thWomen's race 42:42
World Championships Flag of Turkey.svg Bursa 12th8.4 km/895 m 50:49 [12]
2007 European Championships Flag of France.svg Cauterets 10thWomen's race 56:05
World Championships Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Ovronnaz 11th8.3 km/520 m 42:39 [13]
2008 European Championships Flag of Germany.svg Zell am Harmersbach 8thWomen's race 41:54
World Championships Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Crans Montana 28th8.3 km/690 m 49:21 [14]
2009 European Championships Flag of Austria.svg Telfes 10thWomen's race 58:40
World Championships Flag of Italy.svg Campodolcino 2nd8.6 km/550 m 44:03 [15] [16]
2010 European Championships Flag of Bulgaria.svg Sapareva Banya 11thWomen's race 41:18
World Championships Flag of Slovenia.svg Kamnik 9th8.5 km/960 m 52:42
2012 European Championships Flag of Turkey.svg Pamukkale 18th8.3 km/470 m 41:18 [17]

Team results

National titles

See also

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References

  1. "Maria Grazia CATHELIJNE Roberti" (in Spanish). corredores-de-montana.blogspot.it. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. "Why Snowshoeing Should be an Olympic Sport". snowshoemag.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  3. "La signora delle ciaspole che sogna l'Olimpiade" (in Italian). brescia.corriere.it. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  4. "World Mountain Running Trophy 1989 - Die and Chattillon-en-Diois (FRA), 16.09.1989 - Women individual (7.7 km/460 m/53 participants)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  5. "World Mountain Running Trophy 1991 - Zermatt (SUI), 08.09.1991 - Women individual (8.3 km/570 m/59 participants)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  6. "World Mountain Running Trophy 1992 - Valle di Susa (ITA), 30.08.1992 - Women individual (7.44 km/625 m/75 participants)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  7. "World Mountain Running Trophy 1994 - Berchtesgaden (GER), 04.09.1994 - Women individual (7.34 km/685 m/66 participants)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  8. "World Mountain Running Trophy 1996 - Telfes (AUT), 01.09.1996 - Women individual (7.25 km/785 m/75 participants)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  9. "World Mountain Running Trophy 1997 - Upice-Male Svatonovice (CZE), 07.09.1997 - Women individual (7.8 km/600 m/66 participants)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  10. "World Mountain Running Trophy 1999 - Mount Kinabalu Park (MAS), 19.09.1999 - Women individual (7.8 km/510 m/66 participants)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  11. "World Mountain Running Trophy 2005 - Wellington (NZL), 25.09.2005 - Women individual (9.1 km/620 m/65 participants)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  12. "World Mountain Running Trophy 2006 - Bursa (TUR), 10.09.2006 -Women individual (8.4 km/895 m/84 participants)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  13. "World Mountain Running Trophy 2007 - Ovronnaz (SUI), 15.09.2007 - Women individual (8.3 km/520 m/87 participants)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  14. "World Mountain running Trophy 2008 - Sierre / Crans Montana (SUI), 14.09.2008 - Women individual (8.3 km/690 m/95 participants)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  15. Maria Grazia Roberti was rewarded with the bronze medal but following the disqualification for doping by Elisa Desco, she was later awarded the silver medal.
  16. "Can of worms! Desco, EPO, PEDs and TNF50". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017. Desco served a two-year ban from the IAAF for testing positive for EPO at the 2009 World Mountain Running Championships.
  17. "European Mountain Running Championships 2012 - Denizli-Pamukkale (TUR), 07.07.2012 - Women individual (8.3 km/470 m/47 participants)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.