Elisa Desco

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]

Elisa Desco
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1982-05-30) 30 May 1982
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportMountain running
Skyrunning
Medal record
Mountain running
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2008 Crans MontanaIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2013 Krynica-ZdrójIndividual
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 Zell am HarmersbachIndividual
Skyrunning
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 ChamonixSkyMarathon
Bronze medal – third place2016 LleidaSkyMarathon

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 France Chamonix 1st SkyMarathon (42 km) 3:53:33
2016 World Championships Spain Lleida 3rd SkyMarathon (42 km) 4:46:43

Team results

National titles

References

  1. "2016 World Championships Rankings". skyrunning.com. 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.
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