Antonella Bellutti

Antonella Bellutti (born 7 November 1968) is an Italian racing cyclist and two-time Olympic champion in track cycling.

She won the pursuit at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the points race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Biography Born in Bolzano, in South Tyrol, she now resides in Rovereto, in Trentino.

Bellutti won the silver medal in pursuit at the 1995 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Bogotá, Colombia. The following year she won a bronze medal in the same event.

From 1995 to 2000 she competed in UCI Track Cycling World Cup events, achieving top 3 placings in the pursuit, points race and 500m time trial.

She also competed in road races.

She finished seventh at the Winter Olympics of Salt Lake City 2002 in two-women bobsleigh with the former Olympic and world gold medalist luger Gerda Weissensteiner.

Palmàres

1994 1st Pursuit, Italian National Track Championships

1995 1st Pursuit, National Championships 1st 500 m TT, National Championships 2nd Pursuit, Track World Championships 1995 Track World Cup 1st Pursuit, Round 6, Manchester

1996 1st Pursuit, 1996 Summer Olympics 1st Pursuit, National Championships 1st 500 m TT, National Championships 3rd Pursuit, Track World Championships 1996 Track World Cup 1st Pursuit, Round 1, Cali 1st 500m time trial, Round 1, Cali 1st Pursuit, Round 3, Athens

1997 1st Pursuit, National Championships 1st 500 m TT, National Championships 1st Sprint, National Championships 1997 Track World Cup 1st Pursuit, Round 6, Adelaide 1st Pursuit, Round 4, Cagliari 1st Pursuit, Round 3, Fiorenzuola d'Arda 1st Pursuit, Round 1, Cali 1st Points race, Round 1, Cali

1998 1st Pursuit, National Championships 1st 500 m TT, National Championships 1998 Track World Cup 1st Pursuit, Round 1, Cali 1st Points race, Round 1, Cali 1st Points race, Round 2, Victoria

1999 1st 500 m TT, National Championships 1st Points race, National Championships 1999 Track World Cup 1st Points race, Overall Series Winner

2000 1st Points race, 2000 Summer Olympics 1st Pursuit, National Championships 1st 500 m TT, National Championships 1st Points race, National Championships 1st Sprint, National Championships 2000 Track World Cup 1st Points race, Overall Series Winner 1st Pursuit, Overall Series Winner 1st Pursuit, Round 3 Mexico