Roberto Sighel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Roberto Sighel

Italian speed skater

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1967

Place of Birth: Baselga di Piné, Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy

Profession: speed skater

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Roberto Sighel

  • Roberto Sighel (born 17 February 1967) is an Italian former speedskater, with particularly strong achievements in the allround samalogue competitions. Sighel was born in Trento.
  • His skating career was unusually long, competing at top international level from 1988 to 2002.
  • He participated in each of the 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002 Olympics, with 7th place his best result (10,000-m 1988, 5000-m 2002). Sighel won the 1992 World Allround Championships, where he set a world record with 157.150 (37.38, 6:43,91, 1:52,38, 13:58,39).
  • He also held the world record for one hour skating, with 41.041 km (25.502 mi), skated in Calgary 24 March 1999; this record lasted until Henk Angenent skated 41.669 km (25.892 mi) on 12 March 2004, also in Calgary. In the World Allround Championships series, his results were 23 (1987), 6 (1988), 15 (1989), 2 (1991), 1 (1992), 6 (1993), 13 (1994), 3 (1995), 13 (1996), 22 (1997), 3 (1998), 4 (1999), 19 (2001), 7 (2002).

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