Francesca Lollobrigida

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Francesca Lollobrigida
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Lollobrigida in 2014
Personal information
Born (1991-02-07) 7 February 1991 (age 35)
Frascati, Italy
Sport
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Sport Speed skating
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2026 Milano Cortina 3000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2026 Milano Cortina 5000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Beijing 3000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Beijing Mass start
World Single Distances Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Hamar 5000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2025 Hamar Mass start
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Kolomna Mass start
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Heerenveen Mass start
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2026 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Mass start
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Collalbo Allround
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2020 Heerenveen 3000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Heerenveen 1500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Heerenveen 3000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Heerenveen Mass start

Francesca Lollobrigida (Frascati, 7 February 1991) is an Italian speed skater. On her 35th birthday, in the 3000 metres speed skating event at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games, she became the first Italian woman to win the Olympic gold medal at that distance, setting a new Olympic record in the process. [1] She subsequently won the gold medal in the 5000 meters speed skating event. [2]

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Lollobrigida is a four-time Olympian, having first competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where she placed 23rd in the 3000 meters. [3] [4] She is the current holder of the Italian records in 3000 and 5000 metres. [5] She also won two medals, silver and bronze, in speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [6] She has also won two gold medals in the 3000 and 5000 metre events at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics. [7] She set an Olympic record in the 3000 metre event, which occurred on her 35th birthday. [8]

Lollobrigida has won 9 world championships in inline speed skating. [9] [10]

Personal life

Actress Gina Lollobrigida was her great aunt, and the two did meet. [6] [11] [12]

Her father was a rollerskating champion and swim coach; her mother was a physical education teacher. [13]

The lawyer and politician, and current Minister of Agriculture of Italy, Francesco Lollobrigida, is her cousin. [14]

In May 2023, she gave birth to her son Tommaso. [15] Although Tommaso skated before his first birthday, at age two he began to associate skates with his mother's absence, so he refused to skate at times. [13]

Speed skating

Personal records

Personal records [16]
Speed skating
EventResultDateLocationNotes
500 m39.062 March 2019 Olympic Oval, Calgary
1000 m1:15.9423 February 2019 Olympic Oval, Calgary
1500 m1:52.8612 December 2021 Olympic Oval, Calgary
5000 m6:46.1712 February 2026 Fiera Milano, MilanCurrent Italian record [5]
3000 m3:54.287 February 2026 Fiera Milano, MilanCurrent Olympic record [1]
Current Italian record [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Speed Skating Women's 3000m | Results". International Olympic Committee. 7 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Lollobrigida brings it home again as 5000m battle goes down to the wire
  3. ↑ "Francesca Lollobrigida". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Francesca Lollobrigida". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 "National Records – Italy (ITA)". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  6. 1 2 Murakami, Sakura (5 February 2022). "Speed skating-Dutch Schouten wins gold in women's 3000m". Reuters. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy gets a 2nd Milan Cortina gold, winning the 5,000 by 0.1 seconds". ktvb.com. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "Francesca Lollobrigida hugs her son after winning Italy's first gold of the Milan Olympics". AP News. 7 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "Francesca Lollobrigida (ITA)". Rollerstory.net. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Inline Skating - Francesca Lollobrigida, Italy". The-Sports.org. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  11. ↑ Murakami, Sakura (5 February 2022). "Speed skating-Fans delighted by silver medallist Lollobrigida's film star connection". Reuters. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Francesa Lollobrigida". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  13. 1 2 Rich, Motoko (20 February 2026). "Olympics Gold Medalist Eclipsed By Her Toddler". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  14. ↑ Luca Bucceri (19 March 2023). "Chi è Francesco Lollobrigida: da FdI al ministero dell'agricoltura e della sovranità alimentare con Meloni" (in Italian). Notizie.Virgilio.it. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  15. ↑ Laerte Salvini (7 February 2026). "Francesca Lollobrigida, i segreti dell'oro. Festa di compleanno unica col piccolo Tommaso in braccio" (in Italian). Gazzetta.it. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  16. ↑ "Francesca Lollobrigida". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 24 January 2025.


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