Giorgio Calcaterra

Giorgio Calcaterra
Giorgio Calcaterra at 2009 Turin Marathon
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1972-02-11) 11 February 1972 (age 52)
Rome, Italy
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventUltramarathon
ClubRunning Club Futura
RetiredNo
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Marathon: 2h13'15" (2000)
  • 100 km: 6h23'20 (2012)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Italy
100 km World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Tarquinia 100 km
Gold medal – first place 2011 Winschoten 100 km
Gold medal – first place 2012 Seregno 100 km
Silver medal – second place 2009 Torhout 100 km
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Winschoten 100 km

Giorgio Calcaterra (born 11 February 1972 in Rome) is an Italian ultramarathoner, three times world champion of the 100 km. He is the most successful athlete at the IAU 100 km European Championships, being a three-time winner and also a silver and bronze medallist from 2008 to 2015.[1]

In 2000 he ran 20 marathons under 2 hours and 20 minutes.[2] He was the world leader of the 100 km top lists from 2008 to 2012. In 2003 he won the Helsinki City Marathon and in 2005 he won the Utrecht Marathon.

He is a three-time Italy winner of the Wings for Life World Run. In 2016 he was world winner of this race. He ran 88.44 km, the world record.[3]

Calcaterra has been a vegetarian since the age of 15 and in 2019 became a vegan for ethical reasons.[4]

  1. ^ European 100 km Championships. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (6 February 2016). Retrieved on 7 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Giorgio Calcaterra" (in Italian). giorgiocalcaterra.com. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Wings for Life World Run 2016 – Official Results - Wings for Life World Run". results.wingsforlifeworldrun.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Alimentazione Vegana – Parola a Re Giorgio Calcaterra". channel.endu.net. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

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