Enrico Fabris

Enrico Fabris (born 5 October 1981) is an Italian former long track speed skater who has won three World Cup races and became the first European Allround Champion from Italy when he won the 2006 European Championships one month before the Winter Olympics in Turin. In 2007 he won also the silver medal and in 2008 the bronze medal. Fabris is also a six-time Italian Allround Champion.[2]

Enrico Fabris
Fabris at a 2006 World Cup in Thialf (Heerenveen, The Netherlands)
Personal information
Born (1981-10-05) 5 October 1981
Asiago, Vicenza, Italy
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportSpeed skating
ClubFiamme Oro[1]
Coached byMaurizio Marchetto
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500 m: 35.99 (2006)
1000 m: 1:09.68 (2006)
1500 m: 1:43.68 (2007)
3000 m: 3:40.23 (2007)
5000 m: 6:06.09 (2006)
10 000 m: 13:10.60 (2006)
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Olympic Games
2006 TurinTeam pursuit
2006 Turin1500 m
2006 Turin5000 m
World Single Distances Championships
2005 InzellTeam pursuit
2007 Salt Lake City5000 m
2008 Nagano5000 m
2008 Nagano10000 m
2008 NaganoTeam pursuit
World Allround Championships
2006 CalgaryAllround
2007 HeerenveenAllround
2009 HamarAllround
European Championships
2006 HamarAllround
2007 CollalboAllround
2010 HamarAllround
2008 KolomnaAllround

Career

At the 2006 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's 5,000 m event, Italy's first-ever Olympic medal in speed skating.[2] Five days later, he was in the winning team on the team pursuit event, to claim Italy's first Olympic speed skating gold. With a time of one minute, 45.97 seconds in the 1,500 m race, Fabris claimed his third medal and defeated American favourites Shani Davis and Chad Hedrick[3] to become the first non-American to win an individual men's event through the first four races of the Turin Winter Games.[4] On 10 November 2007 he took the 5,000 meter world record with 6:07.40, which he lost one week later, when Sven Kramer skated faster in Calgary.[5]

Records

Personal records
DistanceTime
(min:sec.dec)		PlaceDate
500 m35.99Calgary-Olympic Oval18 Mar 2006
1,000 m1:09.68Turin-Oval Lingotto20 Jan 2007
1,500 m1:43.68Salt Lake City-Kearns9 Nov 2007
3,000 m3:40.23Calgary-Olympic Oval5 Nov 2007
5,000 m6:06.06Salt Lake City-Kearns12 Dec 2009
10,000 m13:10.60Calgary-Olympic Oval19 Mar 2006

As of 2019, he is in 12th position in the Adelskalender with 146.619 points.[6]

Source: SpeedskatingResults.com[7]

World records
EventTimeDateVenue
5000 m6:07.40November 10, 2007 Salt Lake City

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[8]

See also

References
  1. "Fiamme Oro discipline sportive - Pattinaggio" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. "Enrico Fabris - Biography". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  3. "From Turin to Vancouver, Italy's Fabris eyes more". Team USA. Associated Press. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  4. "Enrico Fabris". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  5. "Enrico Fabris". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  6. "Adelskalendern". evertstenlund.se. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  7. "Enrico Fabris". SpeedskatingResults.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  8. "Enrico Fabris". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
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