Martina Valmassoi
Italian trail runner and ski mountaineer from the Dolomites, Martina Valmassoi transitioned from a decade on the Italian national ski mountaineering team to become one of the top ultra-trail runners in the world. She won the TDS at UTMB Mont-Blanc in 2022 in her first year as a Salomon International Team athlete, and followed it up with back-to-back Transvulcania victories. Also a professional photographer, she holds the female 24-hour uphill ski world record.
UTMB Index
743
Birth Date
July 26, 1989
Birth Place
Pieve di Cadore, Dolomites, Italy
Hometown
Dolomites, Italy
Sponsor
Salomon
Key Achievements
- TDS Winner (2022) - First UTMB World Series Finals victory
- Transvulcania Ultramarathon Winner (2023, 2024)
- MIUT 115 Winner (2024)
- Ultra Dolomites 80K Winner (2021)
- Female 24-hour Uphill Ski World Record (17,645m in 2021)
- 2x Bronze Medalist at Ski Mountaineering World Championships (2016)
- Italian National Ski Mountaineering Team member for 10 years
- 5 podium finishes at Sellaronda Skimarathon
Career Highlights
- 2016: Bronze medals in Team Race and Relay at Ski Mountaineering World Championships (Alpago)
- 2021: Ultra Dolomites 80K winner at Lavaredo Ultra Trail
- 2021: Set female 24-hour uphill ski world record (17,645m)
- 2022: TDS winner at UTMB Mont-Blanc (22:42:47) - breakthrough victory
- 2023: Transvulcania Ultramarathon winner (9:09:13) - comeback after pelvis fracture
- 2023: Italian National Team debut at Trail World Championships 80K
- 2024: MIUT 115 winner (16:14:10)
- 2024: Transvulcania Ultramarathon winner (8:02:49) - back-to-back victories
- 2024: UTMB Mont-Blanc finisher (25:42:02, 9th woman)
Notable Traits
- • Grew up in the Dolomites practicing Nordic skiing, cycling, and trail running
- • Member of Salomon since 2012; Community Manager for Salomon Running 2015-2022
- • Joined Salomon International Team as athlete in 2022
- • Former Italian National Ski Mountaineering Team member for 10 years (until 2016)
- • Professional photographer alongside athletic career
- • Holds female 24-hour uphill ski record: 17,645m at Auronzo di Cadore (2021)
- • Made Italian national trail running team debut at 2023 Trail World Championships