Roberto Sighel
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Roberto Sighel is a former Italian
speedskater
, with particularly strong achievements in the allround samalogue
competitions.
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 (26 mi), skated in Calgary
24 March 1999; this record lasted until Henk Angenent
skated 41.669 km (26 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). His personal bests are 36.93 (500-m), 1:12.92 (1000-m), 1:47.47 (1500-m), 3:46.80 (3000-m), 6:25.11 (5000-m), 13:26.19 (10000-m).
Very few skaters manage to stay within the top ten of the Adelskalender over several seasons. Sighel is among those few, as he was
no. 14 after the 1989 season,
no. 15 after 1990,
no. 9 after 1991,
no. 2 after 1992,
no. 3 after 1993,
no. 4 after 1994,
no. 4 after 1995,
no. 5 after 1996,
no. 7 after 1997,
no. 3 after 1998,
no. 3 after 1999,
no. 5 after 2000,
no. 13 after 2001,
and no. 10 at career finish at 2002.
Italy
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speedskater
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
, with particularly strong achievements in the allround samalogue
Samalog
Samalog is a scoring system in speed skating. It is used in allround tournaments to convert results at various distances into points in order to determine an overall champion...
competitions.
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
World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The World Allround Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of the world...
, where he set a world record
World record
A world record is usually the best global performance ever recorded and verified in a specific skill or sport. The book Guinness World Records collates and publishes notable records of all types, from first and best to worst human achievements, to extremes in the natural world and beyond...
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 (26 mi), skated in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
24 March 1999; this record lasted until Henk Angenent
Henk Angenent
Henk Angenent was a Dutch speed skater, specialising in marathon skating and the longer distances. On 12 March 2004 in Calgary, Angenent skated 41.669 km in one hour, which was the world record in this event until 15 March 2007, when Casper Helling skated 300 metres more...
skated 41.669 km (26 mi) on 12 March 2004, also in Calgary.
In the World Allround Championships
World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The World Allround Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of the world...
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). His personal bests are 36.93 (500-m), 1:12.92 (1000-m), 1:47.47 (1500-m), 3:46.80 (3000-m), 6:25.11 (5000-m), 13:26.19 (10000-m).
Very few skaters manage to stay within the top ten of the Adelskalender over several seasons. Sighel is among those few, as he was
no. 14 after the 1989 season,
no. 15 after 1990,
no. 9 after 1991,
no. 2 after 1992,
no. 3 after 1993,
no. 4 after 1994,
no. 4 after 1995,
no. 5 after 1996,
no. 7 after 1997,
no. 3 after 1998,
no. 3 after 1999,
no. 5 after 2000,
no. 13 after 2001,
and no. 10 at career finish at 2002.