Roberto Sighel

Roberto Sighel (born 17 February 1967) is an Italian former speedskater, with particularly strong achievements in the allround samalogue competitions.

Roberto Sighel

Roberto Sighel
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1967-02-17) 17 February 1967 Baselga di Pinè, Italy
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Speed skating
Turned pro	1984
Coached by	Maurizio Marchetto
Retired	2004
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	500 m: 36.93 (2002) 1000 m: 1:12.92 (1999) 1500 m: 1:47.47 (1998) 3000 m: 3:46.80 (1999) 5000 m: 6:25.11 (2002) 10 000 m: 13:26.19 (2002)
Medal record Men's speed skating Representing  Italy World Championships 1992 Allround 1991 Allround 1995 Allround 1998 Allround European Championships 1998 Allround 1999 Allround 1995 Allround

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).