Ragna Debats

{{Short description|Dutch long-distance runner}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = | nickname = | fullname = Ragna Cathelijne Debats | image = Ragna Debats.jpg | imagesize = 260 px | caption =Ragna Debats after her 3rd place at the 2017 Limone Extreme SkyRace | nationality = Dutch | sport = Snowshoe running<br>Trail running<br>Skyrunning | event = | club = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1979|3|22}} | birth_place = Catalonia | residence = | coach= | death_date = | death_place= | height = | weight = | pb = | country = {{NED}} | medaltemplates= {{Medal|Sport|Trail running}} {{Medal|Gold|2019|Marathon des Sables}} {{Medal|Competition|World Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2018 Penyagolosa|Women's overall}} {{Medal|Bronze|2016 Braga|Women's overall}} {{Medal|Sport|Skyrunning}} {{Medal|Competition|European Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2017 Val d’Isère|Ultra SkyRace}} {{Medal|Sport|Snowshoe running}} {{Medal|Competition|World Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2017 Saranac Lake|Women's overall}} {{Medal|Silver|2016 Vezza d'Oglio|Women's overall}} }} '''Ragna Debats''' (born 22 March 1979) is a Spanish-born Dutch female snowshoe runner, trail runner and sky runner. She was European champion in skyrunning (2017) and bronze medal at the world championships in the trail running (2016). In the 34th edition of the Marathon des Sables (2019) she became the first Dutch person to win the race. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Hicks |first=Meghan |date=2019-04-16 |title=Ragna Debats, 2019 Marathon des Sables Champion, Interview |url=https://www.irunfar.com/ragna-debats-2019-marathon-des-sables-champion-interview |access-date=2025-10-19 |website=iRunFar |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://corredores-de-montana.blogspot.it/2010/12/22031972-corredora-holandesa-afincada.html|title= RAGNA CATHELIJNE DEBATS|language=es|publisher=corredores-de-montana.blogspot.it|accessdate=13 October 2017}}</ref>

==Biography== Ragna Debats, in addition to practicing skyrunning, is also a snowshoe running champion. In 2016 she won a silver medal at the 7th edition of the ISSF World Snowshoe Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.snowshoemag.com/2016/05/31/new-york-preps-for-2017-world-snowshoe-federation-championships-italys-2016-results-critique/|title=New York Preps for 2017 World Snowshoe Federation Championships; Italy's 2016 Results Critique|quote=Italy’s Queen of Snowshoeing, Isabella Morlini, Ph.D, representing Team Baldas won the World Championship in 39:07. Catalonia’s Ragna Debats a dozen seconds later seized silver|language=en|publisher=snowshoemag.com|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://itra.run/RunnerSpace/13726 Ragna Debats] profile at ITRA {{commonscat}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Debats, Ragna}} Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:Dutch sky runners Category:Dutch mountain runners Category:Trail runners Category:Snowshoe runners Category:Skyrunning World Championships winners Category:Dutch women long-distance runners Category:IAU Trail World Championships winners