Matteo Zurloni

{{Short description|Italian speed climber (born 2002)}}

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| nationality = Italian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|3|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Segrate, Italy

| hometown = Cassano d'Adda, Italy

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| years_active = 2018—present

| height = 175 cm

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| country = Italy

| sport = Competition speed climbing

| event = Speed

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| club = Fiamme Oro

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| coach = Stanislao Zama

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{{MedalSport | Men's competition climbing }}

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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2023 Bern|Speed}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2024 Villars|Speed}}

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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.{{cite web | url=https://olympics.com/fr/infos/championnats-du-monde-escalade-sportive-2023-resultats-classement-quotas-vitesse | title=Championnats du monde d'escalade sportive 2023 - Vitesse : Matteo Zurloni et Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi sur le toit du monde | work=olympics.com | lang=fr | accessdate=10 November 2023}}

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 =

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| 6

= World championships =

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| style="background: Gold;" | 1

= World Cup =

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! style="background: #b0e0e6;" | 2022

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| 69

| 14

| 2

= European championships =

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! style="background: #b0e0e6;" | 2022

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| 12

| style="background: Silver;" | 2

References

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