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Enrico Fabris
The Olympic Games or Olympics is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896. The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent at least one color of the participating country’s national flag.
Enrico Fabris was born on 5 October 1981 in Asiago, province of Vicenza and is an Italian long track speed skater who has won three World Cup races and became the first European Allround Champion from Italy when he won the 2006 European Championships one month before the Winter Olympics in Turin. Also Fabris is a three time Italian Allround Champion.
Fabris, who grew up in Roana northeast Italy, started competing in short track speed skating at age 6. He added long track to his resume at age 12 and participated in both disciplines until he was 17. Fabris finished 4th in the 5000 meter and captured silver in the team pursuit at the 2005 World Single Distance Championships.
At the 2006 Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the men's 5000 meter event, Italy's first ever Olympic medal in speed skating. Five days later, he was in the winning team on the team pursuit event, to claim Italy's first Olympic speed skating gold. With a time of one minute, 45.97 seconds in the 1500 meter race, Fabris claimed his 3rd medal and defeated American favourites Shani Davis and Chad Hedrick to become the first non-American to win an individual men's event through the first four races of the Turin Winter Games.
His individual records with a time of 35.99 Seconds in the 500 meter, one minute 44.02 seconds in the 1500 meter, 6 minutes 10.23 seconds in the 5,000 meter and 13 minutes 10.60 seconds in the 10,000 meter. His superior approach and devotion to the game which made him stand out from the other players.
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