Matteo Zurloni (born 20 March 2002) is an Italian competition speed climber. He won the speed event at the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Championships, qualifying him for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]
 Zurloni in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 March 2002 Segrate, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Cassano d'Adda, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2018—present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Competition speed climbing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Speed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fiamme Oro | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Stanislao Zama | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editAt the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Zurloni won by 0.01 seconds his heat against China's Long Jinbao in the elimination round of qualifications. Zurloni ended up in sixth place after losing 0.002 seconds in the quarterfinals to another China's Wu Peng, the eventual silver medalist.
Major results
editOlympic Games
edit| Discipline | 2024 |
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| Speed | 6 |
World championships
edit| Discipline | 2023 |
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| Speed | 1 |
World Cup
edit| Discipline | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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| Speed | 69 | 14 | 2 |
European championships
edit| Discipline | 2022 | 2024 |
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| Speed | 12 | 2 |
References
edit- ^ "Championnats du monde d'escalade sportive 2023 - Vitesse : Matteo Zurloni et Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi sur le toit du monde". olympics.com (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
External links
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