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
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1982-05-30) 30 May 1982 (age 43)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Mountain running Skyrunning
Medal record Mountain running World Championships 2008 Crans Montana Individual 2013 Krynica-Zdrój Individual European Championships 2008 Zell am Harmersbach Individual Skyrunning World Championships 2014 Chamonix SkyMarathon 2016 Lleida SkyMarathon

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
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

Team results

• World Mountain Running Championships
  • 2005, 2013, 2014 (3)

National titles

• Italian Mountain Running Championships
  • Mountain running: 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019 (5)^[5]
• Italian Long Distance Mountain Running Championships
  • Long distance mountain running: 2013, 2014 (2)