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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 November 1973 Lecco | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Mountain running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Forestale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rosita Rota Gelpi (born 6 November 1973) is a former Italian female mountain runner who won two World Mountain Running Championships (1999, 2004). [1]
She won also two national championships at individual senior level. [2] She competed at four editions of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships at senior level (2001, 2002, 2003). [3]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | World championships |  Telfes | 7th | Individual race (7.25 km) | 42.38 | |
| 2nd | Team | 10 points | ||||
| 1997 | World championships |  Malé Svatonovice | 6th | Individual race (7.8 km) | 42.04 | |
| 2nd | Team | 10 points | ||||
| 1999 | World championships |  Kinabalu Park | 1st | Individual race (7.8 km) | 38:00 | |
| 1st | Team | 10 points | ||||
| 2000 | World championships |  Bergen | 25th | Individual race (8.9 km) | 55:05 | |
| 2nd | Team | 27 points | ||||
| 2001 | World championships | Arta Terme | 10th | Individual race (8.5 km) | 40:48 | |
| 1st | Team | 38 points | ||||
| 2002 | World championships | Innsbruck | 13th | Individual race (9.2 km) | 57:08 | |
| 1st | Team | 38 points | ||||
| 2004 | World championships | Salice d'Ulzio | 1st | Individual race (8.5 km) | 38:00 | |
| 1st | Team | 14 points |
1999, 2001, 2002, 2004
1996, 1997, 2000 1998, 2000, 2004
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