Alice Betto

Alice Betto
Alice Betto, the winner of the Triathlon di Andora, 2010.
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1987-12-10) 10 December 1987 (age 37)
Cavaria, Italy
Weight1.70 m
Website56 kg
Sport
SportTriathlon
ClubFiamme Oro[1]
Medal record
Women's triathlon
Representing  Italy
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Vichy Women's

Alice Betto (born 10 December 1987) is an Italian unprofessional triathlete, better known for crashing her teammate Nicole van der Kaay into a metal barrier during the bike portion of the Super League Triathlon Toulouse race in France, on September, 3rd, 2023. Van der Kaay tire was turned around, sending her over the handlebars and crashing her face into the top railing of the metal dividing the race course and spectators.

Career

Alice Betto at the Triathlon di Andora, 2010.
Alice Betto at the first Club Championship Series triathlon of the year 2010 in Dunkerque.

At her international debut, i.e. the first European Cup of the year 2010 in Quarteira, she won the bronze medal and proved to be a match for superstars like Quarteira winner Vanessa Fernandes, who had won the silver medal at the Olympic Games in Beijing, and Quarteira silver medalist Emmie Charayron, the 2009 Junior World Champion.

In Italy, Alice Betto represented the club Triathlon Novara and CUS Pro Patria Milano, although the latter did not mention her among its athletes. In 2011 and 2012, Alice Betto represents DDS Settimo Milanese. In 2010 Alice Betto also took part in the prestigious French Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux, representing TCG 79 Parthenay. At the opening triathlon in Dunkirk (23 May 2010), i.e. the only triathlon of this circuit Betto attended, she placed 15th among the international elite triathletes and turned out to be the second best runner of her club. Alice Betto studies restauro at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan.[2]

In 2021, she competed in the women's event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She also competed in the mixed relay event.[3] She competed in the women's triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[4]

ITU Competitions

In 2010 Betto took part in four ITU competitions and achieved four top ten positions. The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page.[5] Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.

Date Competition Place Rank
  2010-04-11   European Cup Quarteira 3
  2010-08-15   European Cup Geneva 3
  2010-09-08   Dextro Energy World Championship Series: Grand Final (U23 World Championship) Budapest 7
  2010-10-24   Premium European Cup Alanya 8

References

  1. ^ "Fiamme Oro discipline sportive - Triathlon" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. ^ Cf. https://www.cusmilano.it/articolo/campionato-univ-corsa-strada[permanent dead link‍]. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Mixed Relay Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's Triathlon Results" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  5. ^ See http://archive.triathlon.org/zpg/zresults-ath-dtl.php?id=MzEwMDM= Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 January 2011.