Maria Grazia Roberti Explained

Fullname:Maria Grazia Cathelijne Roberti
Nationality:Italian
Sport:Athletics
Snowshoe running
Mountain running
Skyrunning
Club:Attletica Gavardo
G.S. Forestale
Birth Date:1966 12, df=y
Birth Place:Puegnago del Garda
Pb:
  • Marathon: 2:41:46 (195)
Country: (26 caps)

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

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.

Year Competition Venue Position EventTimeNotes
Mountain running (Individual)
1989World Championships Chatillon-en-Diois16th7.7 km/460 m42:06[4]
1991World Championships Zermatt13th8.3 km/570 m46:49[5]
1992World Championships Susa Valley11th7.44 km/625 m43:31[6]
1993World Championships Gap5th7.94 km/395 m38:28
1994World Championships Berchtesgaden14th7.34 km/695 m43:22[7]
1995World Championships Edinburgh9th7.85 km/450 m39:49
1996European Championships Llanberisbgcolor=silver2ndWomen's race53:22
World Championships Telfes11th7.25 km/785 m44:06[8]
1997European Championships Ebensee12thWomen's race52:40
World Championships Malé Svatoňovice10th7.8 km/600 m43:24[9]
1998European Championships Sestriere4thWomen's race36:22
World Championships Dimitile5th8.27 km/750 m48:12
1999European Championships Bad Kleinkirchheim8thWomen's race59:02
World Championships Kota Kinabalu12th7.8 km/510 m41:38[10]
2005World Championships Wellington9th9.1 km/620 m43:46[11]
2006European Championships Malé Svatoňovice7thWomen's race42:42
World Championships Bursa12th8.4 km/895 m50:49[12]
2007European Championships Cauterets10thWomen's race56:05
World Championships Ovronnaz11th8.3 km/520 m42:39[13]
2008European Championships Zell am Harmersbach8thWomen's race41:54
World Championships Crans Montana28th8.3 km/690 m49:21[14]
2009European Championships Telfes10thWomen's race58:40
World Championships Campodolcinobgcolor=silver2nd8.6 km/550 m44:03[15] [16]
2010European Championships Sapareva Banya11thWomen's race41:18
World Championships Kamnik9th8.5 km/960 m52:42
2012European Championships Pamukkale18th8.3 km/470 m41:18[17]

Team results

National titles

See also

External links

Notes and References

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

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