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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||
Born | Cavaria, Italy | 10 December 1987||||||||||||||
Weight | 1.70 m | ||||||||||||||
Website | 56 kg | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Triathlon | ||||||||||||||
Club | Fiamme Oro [1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alice Betto (born 10 December 1987)is an Italian unprofessional triathlete, better known for crashing her teammate Nicole van der Kaay into a metal barrier during the bike portion of the Super League Triathlon Toulouse race in France, on September, 3rd, 2023. Van der Kaay tire was turned around, sending her over the handlebars and crashing her face into the top railing of the metal dividing the race course and spectators.
At her international debut, i.e. the first European Cup of the year 2010 in Quarteira, she won the bronze medal and proved to be a match for superstars like Quarteira winner Vanessa Fernandes, who had won the silver medal at the Olympic Games in Beijing, and Quarteira silver medalist Emmie Charayron, the 2009 Junior World Champion.
In Italy, Alice Betto represented the club Triathlon Novara and CUS Pro Patria Milano, although the latter did not mention her among its athletes. In 2011 and 2012, Alice Betto represents DDS Settimo Milanese. In 2010 Alice Betto also took part in the prestigious French Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux, representing TCG 79 Parthenay. At the opening triathlon in Dunkirk (23 May 2010), i.e. the only triathlon of this circuit Betto attended, she placed 15th among the international elite triathletes and turned out to be the second best runner of her club. Alice Betto studies restauro at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan. [2]
In 2021, she competed in the women's event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She also competed in the mixed relay event. [3] She competed in the women's triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [4]
In 2010 Betto took part in four ITU competitions and achieved four top ten positions. The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page. [5] Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.
Date | Competition | Place | Rank |
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2010-04-11 | European Cup | Quarteira | 3 |
2010-08-15 | European Cup | Geneva | 3 |
2010-09-08 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series: Grand Final (U23 World Championship) | Budapest | 7 |
2010-10-24 | Premium European Cup | Alanya | 8 |
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