Wikipedia
Antonella Confortola
Antonella Confortola Wyatt (born 16 October 1975) is an Italian former cross-country skier and mountain runner.
| Antonella Confortola | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antonella Confortola in 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 October 1975 Cavalese, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | G.S. Forestale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 19 – (1994–2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 191 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (26th in 2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
Confortola was born in Cavalese. She is the granddaughter of Italian cross-country skier and Olympian Silvio Confortola.[1]
Cross-country skiing
Confortola competed at the Olympics four times between 1998 and 2010. She earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay 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 × 5 km relay 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.
Mountain running
Confortola has also competed in mountain running. She 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.
Personal life
Confortola is married to New Zealand runner Jonathan Wyatt.[3] They live in northern Italy with their daughter.[4]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[5]
Olympic Games
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay | Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22 | — | — | 27 | — | 20 | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 26 | — | 34 | 16 | — | 19 | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 30 | — | 34 | — | 22 | DNF | — | 3rd | — |
| 2010 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — |
World Championships
- 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay | Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 23 | — | — | 27 | — | 39 | — | 2nd | — |
| 2003 | 27 | — | — | 22 | — | 15 | — | 7 | — |
| 2005 | 29 | — | 21 | — | 18 | 20 | — | 3rd | — |
| 2007 | 32 | — | 23 | — | 35 | 14 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 34 | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | — | 5 | — |
| 2011 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 4 | — |
World Cup
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | World Cup Final | ||
| 1994 | 18 | NC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 19 | NC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 20 | NC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 21 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 22 | 53 | — | 37 | — | 66 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 23 | 37 | — | 27 | — | 56 | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 24 | 42 | — | 24 | 44 | NC | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 25 | 74 | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 26 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 27 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 28 | 26 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 29 | 78 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 30 | 57 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 31 | 51 | 32 | — | — | NC | — | DNF | — |
| 2008 | 32 | 28 | 24 | — | — | 49 | — | 21 | 16 |
| 2009 | 33 | 43 | 30 | — | — | NC | — | 28 | DNF |
| 2010 | 34 | 58 | 34 | — | — | NC | — | DNF | — |
| 2011 | 35 | 89 | 62 | — | — | NC | 36 | — | — |
| 2012 | 36 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Team Podiums
- 9 podiums – (9 RL)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998–99 | 20 December 1998 | Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Paruzzi / Belmondo / Valbusa |
| 2 | 10 January 1999 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Paruzzi / Belmondo / Valbusa | |
| 3 | 26 February 1999 | Ramsau, Austria | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships[a] | 2nd | Valbusa / Paruzzi / Belmondo | |
| 4 | 14 March 1999 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Valbusa / Paruzzi / Belmondo | |
| 5 | 1999–00 | 27 February 2000 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Paruzzi / Valbusa / Belmondo |
| 6 | 4 March 2000 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Santer / Paruzzi / Valbusa | |
| 7 | 2002–03 | 23 March 2003 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Valbusa / Paruzzi / Follis |
| 8 | 2003–04 | 7 February 2004 | La Clusaz, France | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Longa / Paruzzi / Valbusa |
| 9 | 2009–10 | 7 March 2010 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Longa / Valbusa / Follis |
- ^ Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
Italian Championships
- 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
- World Mountain Running Championships
- 2002, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 (7)
National titles
- Italian Mountain Running Championships
- Mountain running: 2003, 2011, 2012 (3)
- Italian Vertical Kilometer Championships
- Vertical kilometer: 2014[6]
Other results
- Nuten Opp
- 2008, 2009, 2010[7]
See also
References
- ^ "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:
- ^ Turkey’s Arslan is Europe’s best mountain runner for the fourth time 8 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics (4 July 2010). Retrieved on 2010-07-06.
- ^ "Mountain Running: Jonathan Wyatt joins the La Sportiva team". lasportiva.com. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
Married to cross-country skier and runner Antonella Confortola
- ^ Mock, Justin (26 October 2020). "Catching Up With Jonathan Wyatt". iRunFar.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "CONFORTOLA Antonella". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Confortola e Vaccina campioni italiani Chilometro Verticale". corsainmontagna.it. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Antonella Confortola at the International Ski Federation
- Antonella Confortola at the International Olympic Committee
- at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Antonella Confortola-Wyatt at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)