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 2 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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| Distance | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 m | 35.44 | November 17, 2013 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 1000 m | 1:08.64 | October 26, 2013 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 1500 m | 1:44.21 | October 27, 2013 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 3000 m | 3:51.53 | February 25, 2012 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 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 October 28, 2013, his highest ranking on the all-time Adelskalender is 54th.[9]
Notes
- ↑ olympics.cbc.ca. "Joey Mantia". The Athletes – Sochi 2014. CBC. Retrieved 9 February 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 November 28, 2013.
- ↑ Stenlund, Evert. "Adel". Retrieved October 28, 2013.