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Serena Pergher

Italy

SportSpeed Skating
FederationIDSSITA22602200401
NOCItaly
Born26 Feb 2004 in  Trento
GenderWomen
OccupationAthlete
LanguagesEnglish, Italian, Spanish
ResidenceTrento, ITA
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 37.80 16 Feb 2024 Calgary  
    1000m 1:17.16 28 Jan 2024 Salt Lake City, UT  
    1500m 2:08.99 22 Oct 2023 Inzell  
    3000m 5:05.10 09 Jan 2022 Collalbo  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
World Junior Championships
Event  
World Junior Championships
    500m 1      
    Team Sprint     1  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamGS Fiamme Oro: Moena, ITA  
General Interest
General Interest
Other sportsShe has competed in short track at national level in Italy. (shorttrackonline.info, 05 Oct 2019)  
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/serena.pergher  
General Interest
General Interest
HobbiesDrawing. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023)  
Memorable sporting achievementWinning gold in the 500m at the 2023 World Junior Championships in Inzell, Germany. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sport"At school we received a brochure that invited us to practise the sport and I liked it, even if I didn't know how it would be. I told my parents to sign me up and they were surprised too as they didn't know what the sport was. They signed me up and I went along with a friend and began skating twice a week. I became very passionate very quickly. I love the speed, especially in the 500m. It's a beautiful feeling to skate so fast on the ice. The adrenaline is special."  
General Interest
General Interest
AmbitionsTo compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (MilanoCortina2026 Facebook page, 14 Nov 2020)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Name of coachMaurizio Marchetto [national], ITA  
Training RegimeShe trains for between 20 and 25 hours a week.  
When and where did you begin this sport?She took up the sport at age six in Pergine Valsugana, Italy.  
General Interest
General Interest
Superstitions / Rituals / BeliefsShe visualises her race the night before a competition. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)  
Most influential person in careerHer family. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023)  
Hero / IdolDutch speed skater Femke Kok. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023)  
NicknamesSere (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)  
Sporting philosophy / motto"Never give up." (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2023/2024 European Single Distances Championships 500m9  
    2022/2023 European Sprint Championships Overall11  
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships 500m12  
    2023/2024 European Single Distances Championships 1000m17  
    2023/2024 World Sprint Championships Overall20  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 500m21  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 500m43  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 1000m45  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 1000m51