Monica Casiraghi is an Italian ultrarunner from Missaglia, who won the IAU 100 km World Championships in 2003 after finishing third in 2001 and 2002. [1] [2] She is also the Italian world record holder for a 24-hour race, during which she covered 231 km in the 2010 World Championships in Brive, France. [3] She ran her first ultramarathon in 1997. [4] In 2006 and 2007 she was European Champion for the 100 km races. [4] She won the silver medal in the European Championship in 2009 and the bronze medal the following year. [4] In 2010, she won the silver medal at the World Championship (100 km). [4] In 2011, she won the Lago di Como ultratrail. [4]