Role
Former athlete, track cycling champion, and multiple Olympic medalist. Trainer and consultant for Assist, the National Association of Athletes.
Bio
Antonella Bellutti is a former athlete and track cyclist. She began her career in the pursuit specialty, finishing second at the 1992 Italian Championships; she won the silver medal at the 1995 World Championships in Bogotá. In 1996, she set a new world record in the 3-kilometer standing sprint and won the gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. In 2000, she participated in the Sydney Olympic Games, where she won the gold medal in the points race. Her list of victories includes three World Cups, a gold medal at the 1997 European Omnium Endurance Championships in Berlin, two Omniums at the Six Days of Milan, and sixteen Italian titles. Her profile is linked to competitive sport , cycling , and athletic performance . In 2002, she participated in the two-man bobsleigh at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics , alongside Gerda Weissensteiner. A graduate of ISEF in Florence in 1993, she combines her athletic career with work as a physical education teacher, freelance journalist, TV commentator, lecturer, trainer, consultant, and sports expert for national institutions. In 2001, she was elected to the CONI National Board, and in 2003, she joined the Ministerial Anti-Doping Commission and the Ministerial Commission for Equal Opportunities in Sport, as the sole representative of athletes. She is the author of the book " Life is like riding a bicycle. Food Autobiography of a Veg-Athlete." She contributes as a columnist to the newspaper Domani, covering dual careers for athletes, the integration of sport and study, and gender equality in sports.