Antonio Molinari (born 13 February 1967) is a former
Italian
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male
mountain runner
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(than
masters athlete
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), thirteen-time world champion (one at individual level and twelve with the
national team
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), at the
World Mountain Running Championships
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.
Biography
With 12 participation in the
World championships
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h is the second Italian after
Marco De Gasperi
Marco De Gasperi (born 5 April 1977) is an Italian male mountain runner, sky runner and long-distance runner.
Biography
He won five gold medals at senior level (from 1997 to 2007) and one at junior level (1996), at the World Mountain Running C ...
with 15. He also won five
national championships
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at individual
senior
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level.
National titles
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Italian Mountain Running Championships
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Mountain running
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: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 (5)
See also
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Italy at the European Mountain Running Championships
References
External links
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Antonio Molinari at Molinari Sport
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1967 births
Living people
Italian male mountain runners
Italian masters athletes
Snowshoe runners
World Mountain Running Championships winners
20th-century Italian sportsmen
People from Trentino