Marco De Gasperi

Marco De Gasperi (born 5 April 1977) is an Italian male mountain runner, sky runner and long-distance runner.

Marco De Gasperi

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1977-04-05) 5 April 1977 (age 48) Bormio
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics Mountain running Sky running
Event(s)	Long-distance running Vertical kilometer
Club	G.S. Forestale
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Half marathon: 1.05:53 (2012)
Medal record Mountain running Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships (individual) 5 0 0 World Championships (team) 11 3 1 World LD Championships (individual) 0 1 0 World LD Championships (team) 1 0 0 European Championships (individual) 1 3 4 European Championships (team) 13 0 0 Total 31 7 5 World Long Distance MR C'hips 2016 Podbrdo Team 2016 Podbrdo Individual Skyrunning World Championships 2010 Premana SkyMarathon European Championships 2007 Poschiavo SkyRace 2013 Canazei SkyRace 2011 Valencia Vertical Kilometer

Biography

He won five gold medals at senior level (from 1997 to 2007) and one at junior level (1996), at the World Mountain Running Championships.^[1] At European level he won 5 medals individual (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze) and 6 gold medal with the national team at the European Mountain Running Championships from 2002 to 2008.^[2]

He is engaged to the Italian mountain running champion Elisa Desco and they have two daughters named Lidia (2011) and Cecilia (2017).^[3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
Mountain running
1997	World championships	Malé Svatoňovice	1st	Men's race	54:11
1999	World championships	Kinabalu Park	1st	Men's race	54:56
2001	World championships	Arta Terme	1st	Men's race	1:01:05
2003	World championships	Girdwood	1st	Men's race	50:29
2007	World championships	Ovronnaz	1st	Men's race	51:49

World Cup wins

Sky running

#	Season	Date	Race	Discipline
1	2002	1 September	Val d'Isère Vertical Kilometer	Vertical
2	2003	12 July	Val d'Isère Vertical Kilometer	Vertical
3		4 October	Mount Kinabalu Climbathon	SkyRace
4	2008	10 August	Course de Sierre-Zinal	SkyRace
5	2010	20 September	Mount Kinabalu Climbathon	SkyRace
6	2011	8 May	Kilomètre Vertical Arles/Tech	Vertical
7		14 August	Sierre-Zinal	SkyRace
8	2012	7 May	Elbrus Vertical Kilometer	Vertical
9	2017	26 August	Matterhorn Ultraks	SkyRace
10		14 October	Limone SkyRace	SkyRace

National titles

• Italian Mountain Running Championships
  • Mountain running: 2002, 2003, 2004 (3)
• Italian Long Distance Mountain Running Championships
  • Long-distance mountain running: 2014
• Italian Vertical Kilometer Championships (FISKY version)
  • Vertical kilometer: 2012^[4]

See also

• Italy at the European Mountain Running Championships
• Italy at the World Mountain Running Championships