Livio Wenger
Switzerland
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSSUI12001199301 | |
| NOC | Switzerland | |
| Born | 20 Jan 1993
in  Kriens | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Geisingen, GER | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | English, German | |
| Higher education | Business - FREI'S Talent School: Lucerne, SUI |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 36.52 | 02 Mar 2019 |  Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:09.79 | 02 Dec 2017 | Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:44.90 | 09 Dec 2017 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 5000m | 6:14.51 | 01 Dec 2017 | Calgary |
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| 10000m | 13:37.80 | 11 Dec 2016 |  Heerenveen |
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Social Media
Social Media
| www.liviowenger.ch/ | www.facebook.com/liviow93/ | twitter.com/LivioWenger |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He first tried roller speed skating at age four in Switzerland, and began speed skating in 2012. | |
| Training Regime | He trains in Geisingen, Germany. | |
| Reason for choosing this sport | He wanted to compete at the Olympic Winter Games. "I come from a very sport orientated family. My parents and two older siblings were cross-country skiers, so I came into roller speed skating through them. My father Ruedi and his friend Hans Bertschi got me interested in the sport from an early age. But like many roller speed skaters, it's a dream to compete at the Olympics." | |
| Name of coach | Kalon Dobbin [national], NZL | |
| Club / Team | Eislauf-Club Zurich [ECZ]: Switzerland |
General Interest
General Interest
| Injuries | He suffered an adductor muscle injury in 2012. (basellandschaftlichezeitung.ch, 07 Jan 2014) He sustained an Achilles injury when he was competing in roller speed skating. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2015) |
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| Other sports | He has represented Switzerland in roller speed skating, and won silver in the 10,000m points elimination race at the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw, Poland. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019) | |
| Most influential person in career | Coach Kalon Dobbin. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019) | |
| Hero / Idol | Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, US basketball player LeBron James. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019) | |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (liviowenger.ch, 15 Aug 20187) | |
| Awards and honours | He was named the 2010 Best Junior Athlete of Central Switzerland. (luzernerzeitung.ch, 05 Sep 2011) | |
| Famous relatives | His sister Nadja Wenger has represented Switzerland in roller speed skating. She was ranked 38th in the road marathon at the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw, Poland. (SportsDeskOnline, 08 Sep 2017; liviowenger.ch, 31 Aug 2017) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning silver in the 10,000m points elimination race while competing in roller speed skating at the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw, Poland. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Never look back." (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2018 | Olympic Games | Mass Start 16 Laps | 4 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 7 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 9 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 9 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 16 | |||
| 2015/2016 | European Championships | Allround | 17 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 5000m | 17 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 1500m | 25 | |||
| 2013/2014 | European Championships | Allround | 27 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2017/2018 | World Cup Salt Lake City, UT | Mass Start 16 Laps | 2 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Nur-Sultan | Team Sprint | 3 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup | Mass Start 16 Laps | 4 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup | Mass Start 16 Laps | 5 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup | Mass Start 16 Laps | 11 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup | 1500m | 14 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup | Mass Start 16 Laps | 18 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Cup | Mass Start 20 Laps | 20 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup | 5000/10000m | 30 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup | Overall | 30 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup | 5000/10000m | 32 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup | 5000/10000m | 34 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup | Overall | 35 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup | Overall | 47 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup | 1500m | 49 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Cup | 5000/10000m | 54 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup | 1000m | 57 | |||