Matteo Zurloni

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Matteo Zurloni
Matteo-Zurloni Bern2023.jpg
Zurloni in 2023
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (2002-03-20) 20 March 2002 (age 23)
Segrate, Italy
Home town Cassano d'Adda, Italy
Years active2018—present
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountryItaly
Sport Competition speed climbing
Event Speed
ClubFiamme Oro
Coached byStanislao Zama
Medal record
Men's competition climbing
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Bern Speed
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Villars Speed

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]

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Career

At 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

Olympic Games

Discipline 2024
Speed6

World championships

Discipline 2023
Speed1

World Cup

Discipline 2022 2023 2024
Speed69142

European championships

Discipline 2022 2024
Speed122

References

  1. "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.