Maria Grazia Roberti

Maria Grazia Roberti (born 10 December 1966) is an Italian female mountain runner and snowshoe runner, who won three World Snowshoe Championships.[1]

Maria Grazia Roberti
Personal information
Full nameMaria Grazia Cathelijne Roberti
NationalityItalian
Born (1966-12-10) 10 December 1966
Puegnago del Garda
Sport
Country Italy (26 caps)
SportAthletics
Snowshoe running
Mountain running
Skyrunning
ClubAttletica Gavardo
G.S. Forestale
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Marathon: 2:41:46 (195)
Medal record
Mountain running
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships Individual 0 1 0
World Championships Team 6 4 5
European Championships Individual 0 1 0
European Championships Team 6 1 2
Total 12 7 7
World Championships
2009 CampodolcinoIndividual
European Championships
1996 LlanberisIndividual
Snowshoe running
World Championships
2006 SchladmingOverall
2010 VancouverOverall
2012 Quebec CityOverall
2013 FondoOverall

Biography

Maria Grazia Roberti after a brilliant career in mountain running, crowned by several medals at the world and European championships (among them stands out two individual silver), arrived at the threshold of 40 years began to practice the snowshoe running by winning three golds and a bronze at the world championships, and if this discipline became Olympic at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Sochi,[2] the Brescia champion could attend you at the age of 51.[3]

Achievements

In mountain running she has participated in 16 World Championships (from 1989 to 2010) and 10 of the European Championships (1996 to 2012), winning 26 medals of which 2 at the individual level and 24 with the national team.

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
Mountain running (Individual)
1989 World Championships Chatillon-en-Diois 16th 7.7 km/460 m 42:06 [4]
1991 World Championships Zermatt 13th 8.3 km/570 m 46:49 [5]
1992 World Championships Susa Valley 11th 7.44 km/625 m 43:31 [6]
1993 World Championships Gap 5th 7.94 km/395 m 38:28
1994 World Championships Berchtesgaden 14th 7.34 km/695 m 43:22 [7]
1995 World Championships Edinburgh 9th 7.85 km/450 m 39:49
1996 European Championships Llanberis 2nd Women's race 53:22
World Championships Telfes 11th 7.25 km/785 m 44:06 [8]
1997 European Championships Ebensee 12th Women's race 52:40
World Championships Malé Svatoňovice 10th 7.8 km/600 m 43:24 [9]
1998 European Championships Sestriere 4th Women's race 36:22
World Championships Dimitile 5th 8.27 km/750 m 48:12
1999 European Championships Bad Kleinkirchheim 8th Women's race 59:02
World Championships Kota Kinabalu 12th 7.8 km/510 m 41:38 [10]
2005 World Championships Wellington 9th 9.1 km/620 m 43:46 [11]
2006 European Championships Malé Svatoňovice 7th Women's race 42:42
World Championships Bursa 12th 8.4 km/895 m 50:49 [12]
2007 European Championships Cauterets 10th Women's race 56:05
World Championships Ovronnaz 11th 8.3 km/520 m 42:39 [13]
2008 European Championships Zell am Harmersbach 8th Women's race 41:54
World Championships Crans Montana 28th 8.3 km/690 m 49:21 [14]
2009 European Championships Telfes 10th Women's race 58:40
World Championships Campodolcino 2nd 8.6 km/550 m 44:03 [15][16]
2010 European Championships Sapareva Banya 11th Women's race 41:18
World Championships Kamnik 9th 8.5 km/960 m 52:42
2012 European Championships Pamukkale 18th 8.3 km/470 m 41:18 [17]

Team results

National titles
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See also

References
  1. "Maria Grazia CATHELIJNE Roberti" (in Spanish). corredores-de-montana.blogspot.it. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. "Why Snowshoeing Should be an Olympic Sport". snowshoemag.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  3. "La signora delle ciaspole che sogna l'Olimpiade" (in Italian). brescia.corriere.it. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  4. "World Mountain Running Trophy 1989 - Die and Chattillon-en-Diois (FRA), 16.09.1989 - Women individual (7.7 km/460 m/53 participants)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  5. "World Mountain Running Trophy 1991 - Zermatt (SUI), 08.09.1991 - Women individual (8.3 km/570 m/59 participants)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  6. "World Mountain Running Trophy 1992 - Valle di Susa (ITA), 30.08.1992 - Women individual (7.44 km/625 m/75 participants)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  7. "World Mountain Running Trophy 1994 - Berchtesgaden (GER), 04.09.1994 - Women individual (7.34 km/685 m/66 participants)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  8. "World Mountain Running Trophy 1996 - Telfes (AUT), 01.09.1996 - Women individual (7.25 km/785 m/75 participants)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  9. "World Mountain Running Trophy 1997 - Upice-Male Svatonovice (CZE), 07.09.1997 - Women individual (7.8 km/600 m/66 participants)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  10. "World Mountain Running Trophy 1999 - Mount Kinabalu Park (MAS), 19.09.1999 - Women individual (7.8 km/510 m/66 participants)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  11. "World Mountain Running Trophy 2005 - Wellington (NZL), 25.09.2005 - Women individual (9.1 km/620 m/65 participants)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  12. "World Mountain Running Trophy 2006 - Bursa (TUR), 10.09.2006 -Women individual (8.4 km/895 m/84 participants)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  13. "World Mountain Running Trophy 2007 - Ovronnaz (SUI), 15.09.2007 - Women individual (8.3 km/520 m/87 participants)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  14. "World Mountain running Trophy 2008 - Sierre / Crans Montana (SUI), 14.09.2008 - Women individual (8.3 km/690 m/95 participants)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  15. Maria Grazia Roberti was rewarded with the bronze medal but following the disqualification for doping by Elisa Desco, she was later awarded the silver medal.
  16. "Can of worms! Desco, EPO, PEDs and TNF50". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017. Desco served a two-year ban from the IAAF for testing positive for EPO at the 2009 World Mountain Running Championships.
  17. "European Mountain Running Championships 2012 - Denizli-Pamukkale (TUR), 07.07.2012 - Women individual (8.3 km/470 m/47 participants)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
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