Matteo Anesi
Matteo Anesi ( born August 16, 1984 in Baselga di Pine ) is an Italian speed skater and Olympic champion.
Matteo Anesi is an all-rounder who can run from 500 to 10,000 meters all routes. But he has become more specialized in long and medium distances. The greatest success of his career was the participation in the 2006 Olympics in his native Italy in Turin. On the 1500 -meter distance he was 29, he won the team race with Stefano Donagrandi, Enrico Fabris and Ippolito Sanfratello the gold medal. Already at the World Championships in Inzell he could win with the Italian team the silver medal. In his single starts at the World Championships, he placed so far around 20th rank.
Since 2003 Anesi participated in all -around European championships and always placed between the seats 18 and 12 in the World Cup, he debuted in February 2003 in Baselga di Pine and was 13 over 1500 meters in the B group. So far, he could not be placed on individual lines in the top 10, he was successful in the World Cup so far only in the team. In 2006 and 2007 he was behind the superstar Enrico Fabris Italian vice-champion in the all around.