Matteo Anesi (born 16 August 1984) is an Italian speed skater who won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the

2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...

. He placed 29th in the 1500 m event. After his active career he became one of the coaches of the Italian speed skating team.

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Personal life

Anesi is married to Dutch former speed skater Marrit Leenstra who is also an Olympic gold medalist.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Anesi, Matteo 1984 births Living people Italian male speed skaters Speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic speed skaters for Italy Olympic medalists in speed skating Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Italy World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists Speed skaters at the 2007 Winter Universiade Universiade medalists in speed skating FISU World University Games gold medalists for Italy Medalists at the 2007 Winter Universiade 21st-century Italian people Sportspeople from Trento