Serena Pergher
Italian speed skater (born 2004)
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Serena Pergher (born 26 February 2004) is an Italian speed skater. Pergher was 2023 World Junior Champion of the 500 meter event.
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| Born | 26 February 2004 Trento, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Junior
Pergher started speed skating at 6 years of age in Sports Club Pergine. She made her international debut at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics. In December 2022 Pergher joined Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro.[1] She was 2023 World Junior Champion at the 500 meter event and helped team Italy obtain the bronze medal at the team sprint event. That year, she won also the ISU Junior World Cup at the 1000 meter race. In 2025 Pergher won the 500 meter race at the ISU Junior World Cup in Milan.[2]
Senior
At the senior level, Pergher represented Italy at the 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 ISU World Cup at the 500 and 1000 meter races, obtaining a 5th place as her best result.[3] Pergher represented Italy at the European Championships and World Championships from 2023 to 2026. Her performance at the 2025-26 World Cup earned Italy a quota place at the 500 and 1000 meter for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Results overview
| Season | European | World | Olympic | World Single | World Junior | Youth |
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| 2019–20 | 500m: 16th | 500m: 9th
1500m: 30th Mass start: semifinal | ||||
| 2020–21 | ||||||
| 2021–22 | 500m: 6th
1000m:35th Team sprint: 11th |
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| 2022–23 | Sprint:
11th overall |
500m: 
1000m: 5th Team sprint: |
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| 2023–24 | Single Distances:
500m: 9th 1000m: 17th |
1st 500m:17th
2nd 500m:18th 1st 1000m: 21st 2nd 1000m: 21st |
500m: 12th | |||
| 2024–25 | Sprint:
8th overall |
500m: 8th | ||||
| 2025–26 | Single Distances: | 500m: 4th |
Records
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| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 m | 37.29 | 15 November 2025 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | Italian Record |
| 1000 m | 1:16.07 | 21 November 2025 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 1500 m | 2:08.99 | 22 October 2023 | Max Aicher Arena, Inzell | |
| 3000 m | 5:05.10 | 9 January 2022 | Collalbo, Italy | |
| Mixed Relay | 2:58.05 | 12 November 2023 | World Cup, Obihiro | Italian Record, with Riccardo Lorello |
