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Chiara Betti

Italy

SportShort Track
FederationIDSTITA21203200201
NOCItaly
Born12 Mar 2002 in Trento 
GenderWomen
OccupationPolice Athlete, Student
LanguagesEnglish, German, Italian
ResidencePergine Valsugana, ITA
Higher educationPsychology - University of Trento: Italy
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 43.043 11 Feb 2024 Dresden  
    1000m 1:28.018 04 Nov 2022 Salt Lake City, UT  
    1500m 2:26.351 31 Jan 2020 Bormio  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
World Championships
Event  
World Championships
    2000m Relay   1 1  
World Junior Championships
Event  
World Junior Championships
    3000m Relay     2  
European Championships
Event  
European Championships
    3000m Relay   1    
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamGS Fiamme Gialle: Italy  
General Interest
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievementWinning bronze in the women's 3000m relay at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Montreal, QC, Canada. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)  
Famous relativesHer older brother Francesco has represented Italy in speed skating, and competed at the world single distances championships in 2020 and 2021. Her younger sister Margherita has represented Italy in short track at junior level, including at the 2023 World Junior Championships in Dresden, Germany. (SportsDeskOnline, 12 Feb 2023; Instagram profile, 27 Jul 2022; CONI Facebook page, 17 Mar 2022; giornaletrentino.it, 18 Feb 2019)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Name of coachMaggie Qi [national], CHN  
Social Media
Social Media
instagram.com/_chiara_betti/  
General Interest
General Interest
HobbiesSpending time with friends and family, hiking, baking. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)  
InjuriesIn 2020 she injured a vertebra in her spine and was unable to skate for three months. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)  
Superstitions / Rituals / BeliefsShe always puts on her left skate before her right. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sportShe followed her brother into the sport.  
General Interest
General Interest
Hero / IdolDutch cyclist Mathieu Van der Poel. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)  
AmbitionsTo compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?She began skating at age five in Pergine Valsugana, Italy.  
General Interest
General Interest
NicknamesCB (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)  
Sporting philosophy / motto"Step by step." (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2023/2024 European Championships 3000m Relay2  
    2022/2023 World Championships 2000m Relay3  
    2018/2019 World Junior Championships 3000m Relay3  
    2019/2020 World Junior Championships 3000m Relay3  
    2023/2024 European Championships 2000m Relay4  
    2023/2024 European Championships 1000m5  
    2023/2024 European Championships 500m7  
    2023/2024 World Championships 3000m Relay7  
    2023/2024 World Championships 500m12  
    2018/2019 World Junior Championships 1000m12  
    2018/2019 World Junior Championships 500m12  
    2022/2023 World Championships 500m14  
    2019/2020 World Junior Championships 500m15  
    2019/2020 World Junior Championships 1500m29  
    2022/2023 World Championships 1000m38  
    2019/2020 World Junior Championships 1000m46  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2023/2024 Seoul 2000m Relay2  
    2023/2024 Montreal, QC 2000m Relay3  
    2023/2024 Montreal, QC 2000m Relay3  
    2023/2024 Gdansk 3000m Relay5  
    2023/2024 Gdansk 500m5  
    2023/2024 Dresden 2000m Relay5  
    2022/2023 Almaty 3000m Relay6  
    2023/2024 Gdansk 2000m Relay6  
    2023/2024 Dresden 500m8  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 500m11  
    2022/2023 Dresden 3000m Relay11  
    2023/2024 Gdansk 1000m11  
    2023/2024 Dresden 1000m13  
    2022/2023 Dresden 1000m13  
    2022/2023 Salt Lake City, UT 1000m13  
    2022/2023 Almaty 1000m15  
    2022/2023 Salt Lake City, UT 500m16  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 1000m17  
    2022/2023 Dresden 1500m18  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification Overall23  
    2022/2023 Almaty 500m23  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 500m30  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 1000m32  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification Overall41  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 1500m43  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 1500m49