 Fabris at a 2006 World Cup in Thialf (Heerenveen, The Netherlands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1981-10-05)5 October 1981 (age 44) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fiamme Oro[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Maurizio Marchetto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personalbest(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
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Enrico Fabris (born 5 October 1981) is an Italian formerlong track speed skater who has won threeWorld Cup races and became the firstEuropean Allround Champion from Italy when he won the 2006 European Championships one month before theWinter 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]
At the 2006 Olympics he won a bronze medal in themen'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 favouritesShani Davis andChad 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, whenSven Kramer skated faster in Calgary.[5]
| Distance | Time (min:sec.dec) | Place | Date |
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| 500 m | 35.99 | Calgary-Olympic Oval | 18 Mar 2006 |
| 1,000 m | 1:09.68 | Turin-Oval Lingotto | 20 Jan 2007 |
| 1,500 m | 1:43.68 | Salt Lake City-Kearns | 9 Nov 2007 |
| 3,000 m | 3:40.23 | Calgary-Olympic Oval | 5 Nov 2007 |
| 5,000 m | 6:06.06 | Salt Lake City-Kearns | 12 Dec 2009 |
| 10,000 m | 13:10.60 | Calgary-Olympic Oval | 19 Mar 2006 |
As of 2019,[update] he is in 12th position in theAdelskalender with 146.619 points.[6]
Source: SpeedskatingResults.com[7]
| Event | Time | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5000 m | 6:07.40 | November 10, 2007 |  Salt Lake City |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[8]
