Joey Mantia

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Joey Mantia
File:Joey Mantia 2007 (crop).jpg
Joey Mantia in 2007
Personal information
Born (1986-02-07) February 7, 1986 (age 38)
Ocala, Florida, United States
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Country United States
Sport Speed skating

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

Personal records[8]
Men's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
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

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