Biography

Sergio Anesi
Sergio Anesi

Italy

Speed Skating

2016 - present

Sergio Anesi has been a Speed Skating member of the ISU Council since 2016 (elected at the Dubrovnik Congress 2016 and re-elected in 2018 and 2022). He is a strong believer in the combination between tradition and innovation; grassroots and elite sports’ philosophy; local and international efforts to develop our beloved sport within ISU, so dramatically hit by Covid-19 and the current circumstances.

Currently Sergio Anesi is a retired civil servant, the President of the Italian Orienteering Federation (since 2020), FISU Technical Delegate for Speed Skating and Roller Sport (since 2017) and commentator for the discipline of Speed Skating at the Olympic Winter Games.

Prior to his ISU experience, Sergio Anesi was a member of the Executive Committee of the Italian Olympic Committee/CONI (2012-16), President of the “2013 Trentino Winter Universiade” and a member of the European Commission’s Informal Working Group on Industry-Innovation-Sport.

Sergio Anesi has served the Italian Skating Federation (FISG) and the Sport Office of the Trentino Region in

many roles over four decades, contributing to a multiplicity of initiatives focused on Speed Skating and Short Track Speed Skating development (mostly in the role of organizer). Inside FISG, Sergio has been Council member of the Italian Skating Association (2006-2016) and held various positions in different roles spanning from President of the Referees and Judges Association to Vice-President, while maintaining the role of Council member from 2006 to 2016.

Sergio Anesi was the President of the Organizing Committee of all the (12) World Cups organized in Baselga di Pinè, of the Junior and Senior World and European Speed Skating Championships (1993,1995, 2001), of many national and international competitions (Italian Championships and International Competitions, marathons on natural ice on the Serraia Lake, marathons at the ice rink, 9 editions of Pinè 24hours, many Figure skating exhibitions).

Apart from his roles and responsibilities in sport management, Sergio Anesi has been also President of Trentino Riscossioni Bank SpA (2010-17), Mayor of Baselga di Pinè (2000-2010), President of the Sub-regional Assembly Alta Valsugana (2000-2009) and Director of Tourism Promotion Office of “Altopiano di Piné Valle di Cembra”.

Sergio Anesi studied accounting at the Istituto Tambosi in Trento.

Sergio Anesi is married to Anita Dalla Serra, who is a retired chemical analyst of the Foundation Edmund Mach (Italy). They live with their two sons and a daughter in Baselga di Pinè, Italy.

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