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Biography
Antonella Confortola (born October 16, 1975) is an Italian cross-country skier who has competed since 1994.
Biography
She earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Her best individual finish was 16th in the 15 km event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Confortola earned two medals in the 4 x 5 km at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (silver: 1999, bronze: 2005). Her best individual finish was a 15th in the 30 km in 2003. She won two individual races (5 km, 10 km) at the Continental Cup in 2004 in Italy.
She also competes in mountain running and took fourth place at the 2010 European Mountain Running Championships in Bulgaria and the silver medal at the 2011 European Mountain Running Championships in Turkey.
- Further notable results
- 1998: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
- 1999:
- 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
- 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
- 2002:
- 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
- 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km pursuit
- 2003:
- 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
- 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km free & duathlon
- 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km pursuit
- 2004:
- 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
- 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
- 2005: 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
- 2007: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
- 2008:
- 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 2 x 7.5 km pursuit
- 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
- 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
- 2009:
- 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 2 x 7.5 km pursuit
- 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
- 2010: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
- Turkey’s Arslan is Europe’s best mountain runner for the fourth time Archived July 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.. European Athletics (2010-07-04). Retrieved on 2010-07-06.