Matteo Zurloni

Matteo Zurloni (born 20 March 2002) is an Italian competition speed climber. He won the speed event at the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Championships, qualifying him for the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Matteo Zurloni

Zurloni in 2023
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(2002-03-20) 20 March 2002 (age 23) Segrate, Italy
Home town	Cassano d'Adda, Italy
Years active	2018—present
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Competition speed climbing
Event	Speed
Club	Fiamme Oro
Coached by	Stanislao Zama
Medal record Men's competition climbing Representing  Italy World Championships 2023 Bern Speed European Championships 2024 Villars Speed

Career

At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Zurloni won by 0.01 seconds his heat against China's Long Jinbao in the elimination round of qualifications. Zurloni ended up in sixth place after losing 0.002 seconds in the quarterfinals to another China's Wu Peng, the eventual silver medalist.

Major results

Olympic Games

Discipline	2024
Speed	6

World championships

Discipline	2023
Speed	1

World Cup

Discipline	2022	2023	2024
Speed	69	14	2

European championships

Discipline	2022	2024
Speed	12	2