fullname coach headercolor birth_place weight height team medaltemplates birth_date residence article_title name
daniel monzoro fontana simone diamantini lightblue general roca , río negro , argentina 70 kg lb 1.81 0 dimensione dello sport -lrb- dds -rrb- men 's triathlon 31 december 1975 settimo milanese , italy daniel fontana
 daniel fontana
daniel fontana

daniel monzoro fontana -lrb- born december 31 , 1975 in general roca , río negro -rrb- is an argentine-born italian professional triathlete .
fontana started out as a swimmer in argentina , until he began his triathlon career in 1994 , while racing for his homeland .
he first competed at two pan-american games -lrb- 1999 and 2003 -rrb- , and at the 2004 summer olympics in athens , as part of the argentina team , where he placed twenty-eighth in the men 's triathlon , with a time of 1:57:14 .
in 2006 , fontana relocated to italy , and became a naturalized citizen to take his athletic abilities to a higher level .
at the peak of his career , fontana has won seven titles in triathlon , four for argentina and the other three for italy .
he had also achieved three top fifteen placements at the world olympic distance , including his eighth-place finish in 2005 , which considered highest by an italian male .
fontana also qualified for the 2008 summer olympics in beijing , and competed for the italian team in men 's triathlon .
he finished only in thirty-third place , with a time of 1:52:39 .
following his second olympic participation , fontana opted to run for the long-distance triathlon , and competed at the 2009 ironman 70.3 world championship in clearwater , florida , united states , where he finished second behind germany 's michael raelert with a time of 1:12:00 .
he was also able to beat new zealand-born u.s. triathlete matt reed , who finished behind him at the olympics , during the race .
fontana also obtained his third-place finish at the ironman series in south africa with the time of 8:18:51 , and two championship titles at the 2011 ironman 70.3 world series in pucón , chile and in pescara , italy .
in 2012 , fontana performed well with a second-place finishes at the tristar cannes tournament , and at the 2012 ironman 70.3 world series , although he had suffered some physical injuries during the race .
on march 30 , 2014 daniel was first on the podium at the ironman los cabos with a stunning 8h26 ' 15 '' , first italian winning a race of the ironman championship .
fontana is currently a member of an italian professional triathlon team , `` dimensione dello sport '' -lrb- dds -rrb- , coached by simone diamantini .
he resides in settimo milanese , italy .
