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Antonella Confortola
Antonella Confortola in 2010
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1975-10-16) 16 October 1975 (age 49)
Cavalese
Sport
Country Italy
SportCross-country running
Mountain running
Skyrunning
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin 4 x 5 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Ramsau 4 x 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Oberstdorf 4 x 5 km relay
Mountain running
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Innsbruck Individual
World Long Distance Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Szklarska Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Szklarska Individual
Gold medal – first place 2016 Podbrdo Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Premana Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Manitou Springs Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Podbrdo Individual
Skyrunning
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Canazei Vertical Km
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Canazei SkyRace
Gold medal – first place 2009 Canazei Vertical Kilometer
Gold medal – first place 2013 Canazei Vertical Kilometer

Antonella Confortola (married name Wyatt, born 16 October 1975) is a former Italian cross-country skier who has competed since 1994, later becoming a mountain runner.

She is the granddaughter of the Cross-country skier Italian legend Silvio Confortola.[1]

Biography

She earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Her best individual finish was 16th in the 15 km event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Confortola earned two medals in the 4 x 5 km at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (silver: 1999, bronze: 2005). Her best individual finish was a 15th in the 30 km in 2003. She won two individual races (5 km, 10 km) at the Continental Cup in 2004 in Italy.

She also competes in mountain running and took fourth place at the 2010 European Mountain Running Championships in Bulgaria[2] and the silver medal at the 2011 European Mountain Running Championships in Turkey.

She is married with the New Zealand former marathon runner Jonathan Wyatt.[3]

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Team podiums

  • 9 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1  1998–99  20 December 1998 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 x 5 km Relay M World Cup 2nd Paruzzi / Belmondo / Valbusa
2 10 January 1999 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 x 5 km Relay M World Cup 3rd Paruzzi / Belmondo / Valbusa
3 26 February 1999 Austria Ramsau, Austria 4 x 5 km Relay M World Championships[1] 2nd Valbusa / Paruzzi / Belmondo
4 14 March 1999 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 x 5 km Relay M World Cup 3rd Valbusa / Paruzzi / Belmondo
5  1999–00  27 February 2000 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 x 5 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Paruzzi / Valbusa / Belmondo
6 4 March 2000 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 x 5 km Relay M World Cup 3rd Santer / Paruzzi / Valbusa
7  2002–03  23 March 2003 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 x 5 km Relay M World Cup 3rd Valbusa / Paruzzi / Follis
8  2003–04  7 February 2004 France La Clusaz, France 4 x 5 km Relay M World Cup 3rd Longa / Paruzzi / Valbusa
9  2009–10  7 March 2010 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 x 5 km Relay M World Cup 3rd Longa / Valbusa / Follis

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

Italian championships

Cross-country skiing

  • 1998: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
  • 1999:
    • 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
    • 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
  • 2002:
    • 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
    • 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km pursuit
  • 2003:
    • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
    • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km free & duathlon
    • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km pursuit
  • 2004:
    • 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
    • 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
  • 2005: 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
  • 2007: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
  • 2008:
    • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 2 x 7.5 km pursuit
    • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
    • 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
  • 2009:
    • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 2 x 7.5 km pursuit
    • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
  • 2010: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km

Mountain running

Team results

National titles

Other results

Nuten Opp
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2008, 2009, 2010[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Splendide Marcialonga Baby e arrivo della Story a Predazzo" (in Italian). predazzoblog.it. Retrieved 6 November 2017. All'emozionante colpo d'occhio hanno partecipato anche la 'coppia di stelle' Antonella Confortola, bronzo olimpico in staffetta a Torino 2006, ed il marito Jonathan Wyatt, campionissimo di corsa in montagna. Antonella è raggiante: "Questa manifestazione mi è sempre piaciuta molto, ho trovato alcuni vestiti di mio nonno (Silvio Confortola, fondista e scialpinista azzurro – ndr) risalenti alle Olimpiadi di Saint Moritz del 1948 (durante le quali Silvio venne affettuosamente soprannominato 'il vecio', come concorrente più anziano) e li ho consegnati a Jonathan:
  2. ^ Turkey’s Arslan is Europe’s best mountain runner for the fourth time Archived July 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics (2010-07-04). Retrieved on 2010-07-06.
  3. ^ "Mountain Running: Jonathan Wyatt joins the La Sportiva team". lasportiva.com. Retrieved 3 October 2017. Married to cross-country skier and runner Antonella Confortola
  4. ^ "Athlete :CONFORTOLA Antonella". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Confortola e Vaccina campioni italiani Chilometro Verticale". corsainmontagna.it. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Antonella Confortola sette løyperekord" (in Norwegian). kondis.no. Retrieved 7 November 2017. Antonella Confortola Wyatt frå Italia slo sin eigen rekord frå 2009 og vann føre Kjersti Karoline Danielsen. Den faste gjesten i Nuten opp, motbakkeverdsmeister Jonathan Wyatt, var førstemann til topps som vanleg, med Øystein Sylta på andreplass.