{{short description|Italian snowboarder}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = pink | name = | nickname = | fullname = | image = | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = Italian | sport = Snowboarding<br>Skyrunning<br>Trail running | event = | club = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1971|9|14}} | birth_place = Courmayeur | residence = | coach= | death_date = | death_place= | height = | weight = | pb = | country = {{ITA}} | medaltemplates= {{Medal|Sport|Skyrunning}} {{Medal|Competition|Skyrunner World Series}} {{Medal|Bronze|Season 2017|Sky Ultra}} }} '''Francesca Canepa''' (born 14 September 1971) is a former Italian female snowboarder, in 2010 she became sky runner and trail runner at the age of 40.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://torino.repubblica.it/cronaca/2013/08/25/news/francesca_quarantenne_d_acciaio_cos_salgo_di_corsa_le_montagne-65240127/|title=Francesca, quarantenne d'acciaio "Così salgo di corsa le montagne"|language=it|publisher=repubblica.it|accessdate=29 October 2017}}</ref>
==Biography== In skyrunning she achieved her best results at international level, winning three Skyrunner World Series races and breaking the final rankings of the 2017 Ultra category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skyrunnerworldseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/RankingULTRA17_F-1.pdf|title=2017 Sky Ultra - Women|publisher=skyrunnerworldseries.com|accessdate=29 October 2017}}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
In snowboarding her best international result in FIS Snowboard World Cup was in the season 1997-98 with 8th place in parallel slalom of Sestrieres.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=SB&competitorid=8624&raceid=930|title=Sestriere (ITA) 06.12.1997 World Cup - Ladies' Snowboardcross|publisher=fis-ski.com|accessdate=29 October 2017}}</ref>
==Selected results== ===Trail running/skyrunning=== ;2012 *{{Gold1}} Lavaredo Ultra Trail *{{Gold1}} Tor des Géants *{{Silver2}} Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc
;2013 *{{Gold1}} Ronda dels Cims (2013 Skyrunner World Series race) *{{Gold1}} Eiger Ultra Trail *{{Gold1}} Tor des Géants
;2014 *{{Gold1}} Hong Kong 100 *{{Gold1}} Eiger Ultra Trail *{{Silver2}} Transgrancanaria *{{Silver2}} Lavaredo Ultra Trail
;2015 *{{Gold1}} 100 Miles of Istria *{{Gold1}} Cappadocia Ultra Trail *{{Bronze3}} Eiger Ultra Trail
;2016 *{{Gold1}} 100 Miles of Istria *{{Gold1}} Mozart 100
;2017 *{{Gold1}} 100 Miles of Istria *{{Gold1}} Scenic Trail (2017 Skyrunner World Series race) *{{Gold1}} Devil’s Ridge Ultra (2017 Skyrunner World Series race) *{{Gold1}} Ultra des COURSIERES
;2018 *{{Gold1}} Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc
==See also== *List of multi-sport athletes
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{FIS snowboarder}} * [http://www.trailrunning.it/curriculum-sportivo-di-francesca-canepa/ Francesca Canepa at TrailRunning.it] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030003625/http://www.trailrunning.it/curriculum-sportivo-di-francesca-canepa/ |date=2017-10-30 }} * {{ARRS}} * {{ITRA}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Canepa, Francesca}} Category:1971 births Category:Living people Category:Italian sky runners Category:Italian female snowboarders Category:Trail runners Category:Sportspeople from Aosta Valley Category:Italian ultramarathon runners Category:Women ultramarathon runners Category:People from Courmayeur