Francesca Bettrone
Date of birth: 05/08/1991
Place of Birth: Venezia
HEIGHT X WEIGHT: 1,64 x 60
Speciality: 500 m, 1000 m, Mass Start, 1500 m
Club: Cosmo Noale Ice
Coach: Maurizio Marchetto
Hobby: Reading, painting
Biography
Following in the footsteps of her mother, the former European champion Barbara Castelli, she began her career on roller skates, already entering the spotlight at the youth level: as a junior in 2007, she became the European Champion in Heerde and the World Vice-Champion in Cali. The following year, again as a junior, she won four bronze medals at the World Roller Speed Skating Championships in Gijon. In 2010, she discovered ice skating and quickly entered the ring of Italian athletics. She is studying modern languages at the University of Trento and relaxes by listening to music.
Palmares
PRINTGiochi Olimpici / Olympic Games
2018 PyeongChang (Kor) 25ª 1500 m - 27ª 1000 m - 29ª 500 m - 16ª mass start
Campionati Mondiali / World Championships
2013 Hamar (Nor) 23ª Allround
2017 Calgary (Can) 17ª Overall Sprint
Campionati Europei / European Championships
2014 Hamar (Nor) 20ª Allround
2017 Heerenveen (Ned) 12ª Overall Sprint
2018 Kolomna (Rus) 2ª Mass Start - 14ª 500 m - 18ª 1500 m - 21ª 1000 m
Coppa del Mondo / World Cup
Classifica finale / Final Ranking
2015/2016 – 33ª Overall - 42ª 1500 m - 43ª 3000/5000 m - 11ª Mass Start
2016/2017 – 34ª 500 m - 43ª 1000 m - 61ª 1500 m - 34ª Mass Start
Coppa del Mondo 2017-2018 / World Cup 2017-2018
16ª 500 m Div.B - 17ª 1000 m Div.B - 14ª 1500 m Div.B - 8ª Mass Start - 10ª Team Pursuit - Heerenveen (Ned)
7ª 500 m Div.B - 8ª 1000 m Div.B - DSQ 1500 m Div.B - Stavanger (Nor)
17ª 500 m Div.B - 17ª 1000 m Div.B - 21ª 1500 m Div.B - 13ª Mass Start - Calgary (Can)
11ª 500 m Div.B - 15ª 500 m Div.B - 18ª 1500 m Div.B - 4ª Mass Start - Salt Lake City (Usa)
18ª 500 m Div.A - 19ª 500 m Div.A - 8ª 1000 m Div.A - 15ª 1500 m Div. B - Erfurt (Ger)
Record Personali / Personal Records
500 – 38”24 / 26.02.2017 / Calgary (Can)
1000 – 1’15”70 / 26.02.2017 / Calgary (Can)
1500 – 1’57”64 / 07.11.2015 / Calgary (Can)
3000 – 4’10”24 / 13.11.2015 / Calgary (Can)
5000 – 7’29”92 / 20.11.2015 / Salt Lake City (Usa)
