# 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.

## 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, the Brescia champion could attend you at the age of 51.

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

### Team results

* World Mountain Running Championships (15 medals)
** 1989, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2010 (6)
** 1995, 1996, 1997, 2009 (4)
** 1991, 1994, 2006, 2007, 2008 (5)
** 4th: 1992
* European Mountain Running Championships (9 medals)
** 1996, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 (6)
** 2012 (1)
** 1999, 2008 (2)
** 5th: 1997

## National titles

* Italian Mountain Running Championships
** Mountain running: 1997, 2006 (2)
* Italian Long Distance Mountain Running Championships
** Long distance mountain running: 2008, 2010, 2012 (3)