Antonella Bellutti

Antonella Bellutti ( born November 7, 1968 in Bolzano, South Tyrol) is an Italian cyclist, athlete, Bobfahrerin and Sportfunktionärin.

After training as a primary school teacher in Bolzano and sports teacher in Florence Bellutti worked as a sports teacher and trainer as well as a sports journalist and Sportfunktionärin ( National Olympic Committee ). Currently she lives in Rovereto.

Between 1982 and 1992, denied Bellutti as athlete sprint disciplines 100 meter dash and 400 -meter run as well as the heptathlon and was able to 7 Italian Records, 7 Italian Championships and various youth prizes. After an injury in 1992, she moved to cycling.

In track cycling Bellutti could two Olympic gold medals ( in the pursuit at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and in the points race in 2000 in Sydney), 1 World Cup, 4 special World Cup, 1 European Championship gold medal ( in the Omnium in Berlin in 1997 ), 1 World Championship silver medal ( in the persecution in 1995 in Bogota ), 1 World Cup bronze medal ( in the pursuit of gain in 1996 in Manchester ), 13 World Cup races and 16 Italian championships. They also set up two world records and 1 Olympic record. In addition, she won 14 road race at this time.

After her career end in cycling in 2000 Bellutti played one season as a brakeman in the two-man bob sled with Olympic champion Gerda Steiner White; The duo was at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City Seventh.