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Daniele Di Stefano

Italy

SportSpeed Skating
FederationIDSSITA11202199901
NOCItaly
Born12 Feb 1999 in  Rome
GenderMen
ResidenceLadispoli, ITA
OccupationAthlete
LanguagesEnglish, Italian
Higher educationHuman Movement Studies - Foro Italico University of Rome: Italy
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 36.11 09 Mar 2024 Inzell  
    1000m 1:15.57 15 Jan 2023 Lake Placid, NY  
    1500m 1:43.99 18 Feb 2024 Calgary  
    5000m 6:24.64 09 Mar 2024 Inzell  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamGS Fiamme Oro: Italy  
General Interest
General Interest
HobbiesFishing. (ilgiornaledellosport.net, 22 Jul 2021)  
Other sportsHe competes in roller speed skating and has represented Italy at the world championships. (SportsDeskOnline, 08 Nov 2022)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sportHis parents were skaters. "They did not push me to take up skating. It was a natural passion."  
General Interest
General Interest
Hero / IdolDutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023)  
Awards and honoursIn 2018 he was a recipient of the Baracca Coverciano Award for Sport in Ladispoli, Italy. (ladislao.net, 11 Jun 2018)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Name of coachMaurizio Marchetto [national], ITA  
General Interest
General Interest
NicknamesDani (ethicsport.it, 2017)  
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/daniele.distefano.7311  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Training RegimeHe trains for 25 hours a week.  
When and where did you begin this sport?He took up the sport in Ladispoli, Italy.  
General Interest
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievementPlacing second in the mass start and the 5000m at the 2023 Winter World University Games in Lake Placid, NY, United States of America. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023)  
Most influential person in careerHis father. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023)  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2023/2024 European Single Distances Championships Mass Start4  
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships 1500m5  
    2022/2023 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start7  
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start7  
    2023/2024 European Single Distances Championships 1500m10  
    2023/2024 World Allround Championships Allround10  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2023/2024 Beijing Mass Start2  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification Mass Start7  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification Mass Start13  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 1500m25  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 5000/10000m41  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 5000/10000m42