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| Born | (1999-07-15) 15 July 1999 (age 25) Trento, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Short-track speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pietro Sighel (born 15 July 1999) is an Italian short track speed skater. He was second in the overall classification at the 2021 European Championships in Gdańsk, where he also secured silver medals in both 500 m and 5000 m relay competitions. He won three bronze medals at the 2021 World Championships in Dordrecht.
His first World Cup successes came during the 2021-22 season. 24 October 2021 he together with Andrea Cassinelli, Yuri Confortola, and Tommaso Dotti finished third in 5000 m men's relay in Beijing. His first personal podium occurred on 28 November 2021 in Dordrecht, where he finished third in 1000 m.
He also competes in speed skating. At the 2019 World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Baselga di Piné, he finished 37th in 1500 m competition and 33rd in 3000 m competition.
He began skating at age four in Baselga di Pinè, Italy. His father Roberto competed in speed skating at top international level from 1988 to 2002, including all Olympic Winter Games between 1988 and 2002. His older sister Arianna also competes in short track speed skating; she was part of the women's 3000m relay teams that won bronze at both the world and European championships in 2021.
He is law enforcement officer of Guardia di Finanza and member of Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle since 2019.
References
External links
- Pietro Sighel at the International Skating Union
- Pietro Sighel at ShortTrackOnLine.info
- Pietro Sighel at Olympics.com
- Pietro Sighel at Olympedia
- Pietro Sighel at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Italian male short-track speed skaters
- Short-track speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic short-track speed skaters for Italy
- Olympic silver medalists for Italy
- Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating
- Sportspeople from Trento
- World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen