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Michele Malfatti

Italy

SportSpeed Skating
FederationIDSSITA13112199401
NOCItaly
Born31 Dec 1994 in  Trento
GenderMen
OccupationPolice Athlete
LanguagesEnglish, Italian
Higher educationIndustrial Engineering - University of Trento: Italy
ResidenceSant'Orsola Terme, ITA
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 38.07 05 Mar 2016 Berlin  
    1000m 1:15.25 20 Feb 2016 Baselga di Piné  
    1500m 2:00.98 13 Nov 2011 Erfurt  
    1500m 1:46.54 04 Dec 2021 Salt Lake City, UT  
    5000m 6:10.97 28 Jan 2024 Salt Lake City, UT  
    10000m 13:01.42 11 Feb 2022 Beijing  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
World Single Distances Championships
Event  
World Single Distances Championships
    Team Pursuit 8 Laps 1      
European Single Distances Championships
Event  
European Single Distances Championships
    Team Pursuit 8 Laps   1 1  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamGS Fiamme Gialle: Predazzo, ITA  
Name of coachMaurizio Marchetto [national], ITA  
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/michele.malfatti.7  
General Interest
General Interest
InjuriesHe was involved in a bike accident in August 2022 and had to miss a national training camp the following month. (oasport.it, 21 Sep 2022)

He broke his left hand in June 2017 after he was involved in a bike accident. He was in a cast for a month. (Athlete, 18 Nov 2018, 09 Nov 2017)

He broke his arm during a training camp at age 14. (Athlete, 27 Jan 2017, 04 Dec 2015)		  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sportHis father took him to an ice rink. "My cousins already skated. I tried it and immediately liked it."  
General Interest
General Interest
Most influential person in careerHis father. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023)  
Hero / IdolSpanish Formula One driver Fernando Alonso, Italian motorcycle racer Valentino Rossi. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?He began skating at age five in Pergine Valsugana, Italy.  
General Interest
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto"Do your best and never give up." (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)  
HobbiesHiking, climbing, spending time in the mountains, motorsport. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023)  
Memorable sporting achievementPlacing first in team pursuit at the 2019 World Cup event in Astana, Kazakhstan. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Training RegimeHe trains for between 20 and 25 hours a week.  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit1  
    2023/2024 European Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit2  
    2021/2022 European Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit3  
    2019/2020 European Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit 8 Laps4  
    2015/2016 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit 8 Laps4  
    2020/2021 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit 8 Laps5  
    2018/2019 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit 8 Laps6  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit 8 Laps6  
    2016/2017 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit 8 Laps6  
    2019/2020 European Single Distances Championships Mass Start 16 Laps6  
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships 5000m6  
    2022 Olympic Games Team Pursuit7  
    2023/2024 World Allround Championships Allround8  
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships 10000m8  
    2018/2019 World Single Distances Championships 10000m9  
    2022 Olympic Games 10000m9  
    2020/2021 World Single Distances Championships 10000m10  
    2023/2024 European Single Distances Championships 5000m10  
    2016/2017 World Single Distances Championships 5000m11  
    2020/2021 World Single Distances Championships 5000m11  
    2021/2022 European Single Distances Championships 5000m12  
    2021/2022 World Allround Championships Allround14  
    2019/2020 European Single Distances Championships 5000m14  
    2022 Olympic Games 5000m15  
    2020/2021 European Allround Championships Allround16  
    2018/2019 World Single Distances Championships 5000m17  
    2017/2018 European Single Distances Championships 1500m18  
    2015/2016 World Allround Championships Allround21  
    2022 Olympic Games Mass Start21  
    2016/2017 World Allround Championships Allround22  
    2018/2019 World Allround Championships Allround23  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2019/2020 Nur-Sultan Team Pursuit 8 Laps1  
    2023/2024 Obihiro Team Pursuit2  
    2023/2024 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Team Pursuit2  
    2021/2022 Salt Lake City, UT Team Pursuit3  
    2016/2017 Heerenveen Team Pursuit 8 Laps3  
    2023/2024 Salt Lake City, UT Team Pursuit3  
    2023/2024 Stavanger 10000m3  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 5000/10000m5  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 5000/10000m7  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 5000/10000m14  
    2020/2021 World Cup Classification 5000m16  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 5000/10000m23  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 5000/10000m26  
    2015/2016 World Cup Classification 5000/10000m29  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps30  
    2020/2021 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps31  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 5000/10000m39  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 1500m53  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 1500m56