Time.news – Davide Ghiotto is bronze medal in 10,000 meters of speed skating at the Beijing Olympic Games.
The blue stopped the time trial at 12.45.98, a new Italian record. Gold to Swedish Nils van der Poel phenomenal at the new world record of 12.30.74. Silver to Dutch Patrick Roest (12,44,59).
That of Ghiotto is the second Italian medal at the Beijing Games in speed skating after the silver of Francesca Lollobrigida in the 3000.
Ghiotto, 28, from Vicenza, bearer of the Fiamme Gialle, a father for a few months and a companion of Susy, in his career he had only won two golds at the Almaty Universiade in 2017.
Ghiotto, coached by Maurizio Marchetto, in the roll of honor of the 10,000 at the Olympic Games succeeds the other blue Nicola Tumolero also bronze four years ago and absent in Beijing.