Joey Mantia

Joey Mantia
Joey Mantia in 2007
Personal information
Born (1986-02-07) February 7, 1986 (age 38)
Ocala, Florida, United States
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)1500 m, mass start
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gangneung Mass start
Gold medal – first place 2019 Inzell Mass start
Gold medal – first place 2021 Heerenveen Mass start
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Salt Lake City 1500 m
Men's inline speed skating
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009: Track 300 m
Gold medal – first place 2009: Track 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2009: Track 15 K
Gold medal – first place 2009: Track Relay
Gold medal – first place 2009: Road 20 K
Gold medal – first place 2009: Road Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2009: Road Relay
Gold medal – first place 2010: Track 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2010: Track 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2009: Road 10 K
Silver medal – second place 2010: Track 300 m
Silver medal – second place 2010: Track Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2009: Track 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2009: Road 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2010: Road 20 K

Joey Mantia (born February 7, 1986) is an American speed skater and inline speed skater, an Olympic bronze medalist, 28-time world champion, and a world record holder. He also won two gold medals at the 2003 Pan American Games[2] and a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games. He won the American Speed Skater of the Year award three times in a row, in 2005, 2006, and 2007,[3] and the 2007 Elmer Ringeisen Sportsmanship Award.[4] In October 2010, after winning two world titles at the inline skating championships in Colombia, he was ranked second among male competitors in the USOC Athlete of the Month competition.[5]

As of January 7, 2010, Mantia held the world records for the road race over 500 m (38.6 seconds), 10,000 m (13 minutes, 46.801 seconds), and 20,000 m (28 minutes, 56.189 seconds), and the world records for the track race over 300 m (24.250 seconds) and 15,000 m (22 minutes, 32.644 seconds).[6]

Early life

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Joey Mantia started skating on inline skates as a self-described "rink rat," often asking his parents to bring him to the local indoor skating rink.[7] He spent a lot of time at public skating sessions and learned about speed skating by watching inline skating practice at the rink.[7] After experiencing inline speed skating, Mantia decided to dedicate his life to "becoming the best speed skater in the world".[7]

Speed skating career

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In 2010, Mantia switched from inline speed skating to speed skating on ice. He first moved to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, then to Salt Lake City, Utah, to train with the national team two years later.[7] Mantia finished fourth at the 2011 US speed skating championships over 5000 m,[8] tenth in the 1000 m and eighth in the 1500 m.

In early 2013, Mantia made his debut on the World Cup competition circuit.[7] He found success less than a year later, at the Berlin World Cup in December 2013, where he finished first in the 1500 m, beating out his teammate Shani Davis, a two-time Olympic silver medalist in the 1500 m, and Russia's Denis Yuskov, the reigning world champion, to win gold.[9]

Mantia represented Team USA at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, where he finished 15th in the 1000 m, 22nd in the 1500 m, and 7th in the team pursuit.[7] In January 2018, Mantia qualified for the 2018 U.S. Olympic Team, winning the 1000 m and 1500 m events.[10] He also qualified for the mass start.[11]

On December 13, 2021, Mantia won his second-straight 1500m World Cup title in Salt Lake City.[12]

His first Olympic medal was a bronze in the team pursuit with the U.S. team at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Personal records

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Personal records[13]
Men's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 35.06 December 28, 2013 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1000 m 1:07.34 March 9, 2019 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1500 m 1:41.15 December 4, 2021 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
3000 m 3:40.76 December 30, 2016 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
5000 m 6:28.50 March 14, 2012 Olympic Oval, Calgary
10000 m 13:54.13 January 13, 2013 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City

As of March 24, 2024, his ranking on the all-time Adelskalender is 75th.[14]

Personal life

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Mantia is an investor and owner in Coffee Lab, a coffee shop located on the University of Utah campus. In his free time, Mantia taught himself to play piano.[7]

Sponsorships

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Mantia has appeared in XFINITY commercials,[15] and a Giorgio Armani short film entitled The Scent of Life by Acqua di Giò – Joey Mantia – Episode 2.[16]

References

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  1. ^ olympics.cbc.ca. "Joey Mantia". The Athletes – Sochi 2014. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "Ocalan is Pan Am Games Winner". Ocala Star-Banner. August 13, 2003. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
  3. ^ "Speed Skater of the Year". USArollersports.org. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
  4. ^ "Ermer Ringeisen Sportsmanship Award". USArollersports.org. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
  5. ^ "Taylor Phinney wins USOC Athlete of the Month honor for October". TeamUSA.org. November 12, 2010. Archived from the original on August 14, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  6. ^ "FIRS world speed skating records". USArollersports.org. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Who is Joey Mantia?". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  8. ^ Cheek, Joey (November 4, 2011). "Jonathan Kuck Wins Interesting Men's 5k, Maria Lamb Wins 3k at US Speedskating Champs". DailyHouse.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
  9. ^ "Joey Mantia wins Berlin 1500m; Shani Davis 8th". OlympicTalk. December 6, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  10. ^ "Joey Mantia". Team USA. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  11. ^ Shinn, Peggy (January 7, 2018). "Brian Hansen Wins Mass Start at Speedskating Olympic Trials, Emery Lehman Named To Team". Team USA. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  12. ^ Joey Mantia wins second-straight 1500m World Cup title | NBC Sports, December 12, 2021, retrieved December 19, 2021
  13. ^ "Joey Mantia". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  14. ^ Stenlund, Evert. "Adel". Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  15. ^ "XFINITY Mobile TV Commercial, 'Three Speeds' Featuring Joey Mantia". iSpot.tv. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  16. ^ ArmaniBeauty (September 25, 2017), The Scent of Life by Acqua di Giò – Joey Mantia – Episode 2, retrieved January 17, 2018
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