Matteo Anesi (born 16 August 1984) is an Italian speed skater who won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He placed 29th in the 1500 m event.[1] After his active career he became one of the coaches of the Italian speed skating team.
 Matteo Anesi (left) with Enrico Fabris and Ippolito Sanfratello | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 August 1984 Trento, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal records edit
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| Men's speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 m | 36.35 | 28 November 2009 | Salt Lake City | |
| 1000 m | 1:08.43 | 13 December 2009 | Salt Lake City | |
| 1500 m | 1:43.83 | 11 December 2009 | Salt Lake City | |
| 3000 m | 3:45.97 | 5 November 2005 | Calgary | |
| 5000 m | 6:28.37 | 5 December 2009 | Calgary | |
| 10000 m | 14:01.78 | 17 February 2007 | Erfurt | |
Personal life edit
Anesi is married[2] to Dutch former speed skater Marrit Leenstra who is also an Olympic gold medalist.[3][4][5]
References edit
- ^ "Matteo Anesi profile for the 2006 Winter Olympics". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on 2007-03-14.
- ^ (in Italian) Matteo e Marrit: un matrimonio tutto d'oro Corriere delle Alpi, 27 July 2014
- ^ Leenstra, Marrit (22 April 2011). "Mijn triple is goud waard". Schaatsen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ "Marrit Leenstra heeft wéér pech rond een WK". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 20 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ Caldenhoven, Mark (13 February 2014). "Marrit Leenstra heeft 'niets met social media'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 March 2014.
External links edit
- Matteo Anesi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Media related to Matteo Anesi at Wikimedia Commons
