Joey Mantia
.jpg) Joey Mantia in 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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February 7, 1986 Ocala, Florida, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Joey Mantia (born February 7, 1986, in Ocala, Florida) is an American multiple world champion and world record holder inline speed skater. Apart from his world titles, he won two gold medals at the 2003 Pan American Games[2] and a further gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games, and won the American Speed Skater of the Year award three times in a row, in 2005, 2006 and 2007,[3] and the 2007 Elmer Ringeisen Sportsmanship Award.[4] In October 2010, after winning two world titles at the inline skating championships in Colombia, he ended second in the USOC Athlete of the Month competition.[5]
As of January 7, 2010, Mantia held the world records for the road race over 500 m (38.6 seconds), 10,000 m (13 minutes and 46.801 seconds) and 20,000 m (28 minutes and 56.189 seconds), and the world records for the track race over 300 m (24.250 seconds) and 15,000 m (22 minutes and 32.644 seconds).[6]
Speed skating
In 2011, Mantia switched to speed skating on ice, finishing fourth at the 2011 US speed skating championships over 5000 m,[7] tenth in the 1000 m and eighth in the 1500 m. He represented team USA at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
Personal records
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| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 m | 35.06 | December 28, 2013 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 1000 m | 1:07.47 | November 21, 2015 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 1500 m | 1:42.45 | November 20, 2015 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 3000 m | 3:45.48 | September 26, 2015 | Pettit National Ice Center, Milwaukee | |
| 5000 m | 6:28.50 | March 14, 2012 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 10000 m | 13:54.13 | January 13, 2013 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
As of February 20, 2016, his ranking on the all-time Adelskalender is 45th.[9]
Notes
- ↑ olympics.cbc.ca. "Joey Mantia". The Athletes – Sochi 2014. CBC. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Ocalan is Pan Am Games Winner". Ocala Star-Banner. August 13, 2003. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
- ↑ "Speed Skater of the Year". USArollersports.org. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
- ↑ "Ermer Ringeisen Sportsmanship Award". USArollersports.org. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
- ↑ "Taylor Phinney wins USOC Athlete of the Month honor for October". TeamUSA.org. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
- ↑ "FIRS world speed skating records". USArollersports.org. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ↑ Cheek, Joey (November 4, 2011). "Jonathan Kuck Wins Interesting Men's 5k, Maria Lamb Wins 3k At US Speedskating Champs.". DailyHouse.com. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
- ↑ "Joey Mantia". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ↑ Stenlund, Evert. "Adel". Retrieved February 21, 2016.