Sport | Speed Skating | |
FederationID | SSITA11202199901 | |
NOC | Italy | |
Born | 12 Feb 1999
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Gender | Men |
Residence | Ladispoli, ITA | |
Occupation | Athlete | |
Languages | English, Italian | |
Higher education | Human Movement Studies - Foro Italico University of Rome: Italy |
Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
500m | 37.41 | 22 Oct 2023 | ![]() |
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1000m | 1:15.57 | 15 Jan 2023 | ![]() |
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1500m | 1:47.12 | 14 Nov 2023 | ![]() |
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5000m | 6:26.47 | 11 Nov 2023 | ![]() |
Club / Team | Noale Ice: Italy |
Hobbies | Fishing. (ilgiornaledellosport.net, 22 Jul 2021) | |
Other sports | He competes in roller speed skating and has represented Italy at the world championships. (SportsDeskOnline, 08 Nov 2022) |
Reason for choosing this sport | His parents were skaters. "They did not push me to take up skating. It was a natural passion." |
Hero / Idol | Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) | |
Awards and honours | In 2018 he was a recipient of the Baracca Coverciano Award for Sport in Ladispoli, Italy. (ladislao.net, 11 Jun 2018) |
Name of coach | Matteo Anesi [national]; Mirko Giacomo Nenzi [national] |
Nicknames | Dani (ethicsport.it, 2017) |
www.facebook.com/daniele.distefano.7311 |
Training Regime | He trains for up to 30 hours per week. | |
When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport in Ladispoli, Italy. |
Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start | 7 |
World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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2023/2024 | Beijing | Mass Start | 2 | |||
2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 13 | |||
2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 42 |