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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1982-05-30) 30 May 1982 (age 42) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Mountain running Skyrunning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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, and European champion at the 2008 European Mountain Running Championships held in Zell am Harmersbach.
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.
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).
Achievements
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| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 2014 | World Championships |  Chamonix
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1st | SkyMarathon (42 km) | 3:53:33 | |
| 2016 | World Championships |  Lleida
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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)
- Italian Long Distance Mountain Running Championships
- Long distance mountain running: 2013, 2014 (2)
References
- "2016 World Championships Rankings". skyrunning.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- "Elisa Desco". skyrunning.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- "Antidoping, il TNA squalifica Elisa Desco". fidal.it. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- "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
- "Montagna: titoli italiani a Dematteis e Desco". fidal.it. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
External links
- Elisa Desco at World Athletics
- Elisa Desco at European Athletics (archive)
- Elisa Desco at FIDAL (in Italian)
- Elisa Desco at ARRS
- Elisa Desco at ITRA
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| Italian Champions in women's mountain running | |
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