Italian breaks Nils Svensson's (van der Poel) world record

» Published: January 25 2025

Italian breaks Nils Svensson's (van der Poel) world record
Photo: Todd Korol/AP/TT

Nils Svensson, formerly van der Poel and speed skater, set a world record when he won Olympic Games gold on 10,000 meters in Beijing.

Now the 28-year-old's record time has been beaten.

Italian Davide Ghiotto skated the distance in 12:25.69 during a World Cup competition in Canadian Calgary – and was over five seconds faster.

The Swede's previous world record was 12:30.70.

Nils Svensson changed, according to Expressen, his name on November 22. Svensson is his mother's maiden name.

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