Daniele Di Stefano
Italy
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSITA11202199901 | |
| NOC | Italy | |
| Born | 12 Feb 1999
in  Rome | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Ladispoli, ITA | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | English, Italian | |
| Higher education | Human Movement Studies - Foro Italico University of Rome: Italy |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 36.11 | 09 Mar 2024 |  Inzell |
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| 1000m | 1:15.57 | 15 Jan 2023 |  Lake Placid, NY |
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| 1500m | 1:43.99 | 18 Feb 2024 |  Calgary |
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| 5000m | 6:24.64 | 09 Mar 2024 | Inzell |
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Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | GS Fiamme Oro: Italy |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Fishing. (ilgiornaledellosport.net, 22 Jul 2021) | |
| Other sports | He competes in roller speed skating and has represented Italy at the world championships. (SportsDeskOnline, 08 Nov 2022) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | His parents were skaters. "They did not push me to take up skating. It was a natural passion." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hero / Idol | Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023) | |
| Awards and honours | In 2018 he was a recipient of the Baracca Coverciano Award for Sport in Ladispoli, Italy. (ladislao.net, 11 Jun 2018) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Maurizio Marchetto [national], ITA |
General Interest
General Interest
| Nicknames | Dani (ethicsport.it, 2017) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/daniele.distefano.7311 |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Training Regime | He trains for 25 hours a week. | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport in Ladispoli, Italy. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Placing second in the mass start and the 5000m at the 2023 Winter World University Games in Lake Placid, NY, United States of America. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023) | |
| Most influential person in career | His father. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | Mass Start | 4 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 5 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start | 7 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start | 7 | |||
| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 10 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 10 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2024/2025 | Nagano | Mass Start | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Beijing | Mass Start | 2 | |||
| 2024/2025 | Beijing | Mass Start | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 7 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 13 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 25 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 41 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 42 | |||