Sport | Short Track | |
FederationID | STITA11412200001 | |
NOC | Italy | |
Born | 14 Dec 2000 in Bormio | |
Gender | Men |
Languages | English, Italian | |
Occupation | Police Athlete |
Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
500m | 41.147 | 30 Sep 2022 | Bormio | |||
1000m | 1:21.907 | 10 Dec 2023 | Beijing | |||
1500m | 2:12.553 | 27 Nov 2021 | Dordrecht | |||
3000m | 5:21.558 | 24 Feb 2019 | Courmayeur |
Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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World Championships | Event | |||||
World Championships
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1000m | 1 | |||||
5000m Relay | 1 | 1 | ||||
European Championships | Event | |||||
European Championships
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2000m Relay | 1 | |||||
5000m Relay | 2 |
Club / Team | CS Carabinieri: Italy |
Injuries | He sustained a minor injury to his right ankle in 2017. (usbormiese.com, 17 Oct 2017) | |
Famous relatives | His sister Anna has competed in short track at junior national level in Italy. (altarezianews.it, 20 Oct 2018) |
Name of coach | Maggie Qi [national], CHN |
Sporting philosophy / motto | "Be strong when you are weak, be brave when you are scared, be humble when you are victorious." (Instagram profile, 26 Mar 2019) |
www.facebook.com/luca.spek |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | He listens to the same song before every race. (olympics.com, 04 Feb 2022) |
Reason for choosing this sport | His father is a speed skating coach but he first tried cross-country skiing before following his sister into short track after being inspired to do so by watching the 2010 World Team Championships in Bormio, Italy. "The adrenaline and speed are my favourite things about the sport." |
Most influential person in career | Italian short track skater Yuri Confortola. (olympics.com, 04 Feb 2022) | |
Hero / Idol | Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. (olympics.com, 04 Feb 2022) |
When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport at age 10 in Bormio, Italy. |
Hobbies | Skiing. (Fondo Italia YouTube channel, 01 Feb 2022) |
Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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2022/2023 | European Championships | 5000m Relay | 2 | |||
2022/2023 | World Championships | 5000m Relay | 2 | |||
2020/2021 | European Championships | 5000m Relay | 2 | |||
2022/2023 | European Championships | 2000m Relay | 3 | |||
2020/2021 | World Championships | 5000m Relay | 3 | |||
2019/2020 | World Junior Championships | 1500m | 4 | |||
2023/2024 | European Championships | 2000m Relay | 4 | |||
2023/2024 | World Championships | 1500m | 5 | |||
2020/2021 | World Championships | 1500m | 5 | |||
2019/2020 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 5 | |||
2019/2020 | World Junior Championships | 500m | 6 | |||
2023/2024 | European Championships | 5000m Relay | 7 | |||
2022/2023 | European Championships | 1500m | 7 | |||
2021/2022 | World Championships | 1500m | 7 | |||
2023/2024 | World Championships | 5000m Relay | 9 | |||
2018/2019 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 9 | |||
2020/2021 | World Championships | Overall | 10 | |||
2023/2024 | European Championships | 1500m | 11 | |||
2020/2021 | World Championships | 500m | 12 | |||
2018/2019 | World Junior Championships | 1000m | 12 | |||
2021/2022 | World Championships | Overall | 14 | |||
2017/2018 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 16 | |||
2022/2023 | World Championships | 1000m | 21 | |||
2021/2022 | World Championships | 1000m | 21 | |||
2022/2023 | World Championships | 1500m | 21 | |||
2021/2022 | World Championships | 500m | 21 | |||
2023/2024 | European Championships | 1000m | 22 | |||
2019/2020 | World Junior Championships | 1000m | 31 | |||
2022/2023 | European Championships | 1000m | 31 | |||
2017/2018 | World Junior Championships | Overall | 31 | |||
2022 | Olympic Games | 1500m | 32 | |||
2018/2019 | World Junior Championships | 500m | 40 | |||
2018/2019 | World Junior Championships | 1500m | 41 |
World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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2023/2024 | Montreal, QC | 1000m | 2 | |||
2023/2024 | Seoul | 2000m Relay | 2 | |||
2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 3 | |||
2023/2024 | Montreal, QC | 2000m Relay | 3 | |||
2022/2023 | Dordrecht | 1000m | 3 | |||
2021/2022 | Beijing | 5000m Relay | 3 | |||
2022/2023 | Almaty | 5000m Relay | 4 | |||
2022/2023 | Almaty | 1500m | 5 | |||
2023/2024 | Dresden | 2000m Relay | 5 | |||
2023/2024 | Dresden | 1000m | 6 | |||
2022/2023 | Dresden | 5000m Relay | 6 | |||
2023/2024 | Gdansk | 2000m Relay | 6 | |||
2023/2024 | Dresden | 5000m Relay | 8 | |||
2022/2023 | Salt Lake City, UT | 2000m Relay | 8 | |||
2023/2024 | Gdansk | 5000m Relay | 8 | |||
2019/2020 | Salt Lake City, UT | 5000m Relay | 9 | |||
2023/2024 | Dresden | 1000m | 10 | |||
2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 12 | |||
2019/2020 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1000m | 14 | |||
2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 15 | |||
2022/2023 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1500m | 18 | |||
2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 20 | |||
2022/2023 | Dresden | 1000m | 20 | |||
2022/2023 | Almaty | 1500m | 20 | |||
2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 22 | |||
2023/2024 | Gdansk | 1500m | 22 | |||
2023/2024 | Gdansk | 1000m | 22 | |||
2022/2023 | Dresden | 1500m | 22 | |||
2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 30 | |||
2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 32 | |||
2019/2020 | Salt Lake City, UT | 500m | 32 | |||
2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 37 | |||
2022/2023 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1000m | 39 | |||
2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 44 | |||
2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 99 |