Fabio Carta (born 6 October 1977 in

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short track speed skater Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the s ...

who competed in the

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

1998 Olympics

In 1998 he was a member of the Italian relay team which finished fourth in the 5000 metre relay competition. In the 1000 metre event he finished sixth and in the 500 metre contest he finished eleventh.

2002 Olympics

Four years later he won the silver medal in the 5000 metre relay contest. In the 1500 metre event he finished fourth, in the 1000 metre contest he finished sixth, and in the 500 metre competition he finished ninth.

2006 Olympics

At the 2006 Games he was part of the Italian team which finished fourth in the 5000 metre relay competition. In the 1500 metre event he finished seventh and in the 1000 metre contest he finished eighth.

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* (results) * (bio) * * * 1977 births Living people Italian male short-track speed skaters Olympic short-track speed skaters for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating Short-track speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Short-track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Short-track speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics Speed skaters from Turin 20th-century Italian sportsmen 21st-century Italian sportsmen World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists {{Italy-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub