ѕᴜрeгѕtаг Cristiano Ronaldo set a personal record for maximum speed in a Euro final when participating in this year’s tournament.
In the past two matches at Euro 2024 аɡаіпѕt the Czechs and Turkey, Ronaldo reached a maximum speed of 32.7 km/h, ranking fifth in the team, behind Rafael Leao, Nuno Mendes, Pedro Neto and Diogo Jota.
However, this is the best parameter of the 39-year-old ѕᴜрeгѕtаг since UEFA started speed statistics at the 2012 tournament.
Ronaldo (right) missed a chance in the match аɡаіпѕt the Czechs in Euro Group F at Red Bull Stadium, Leipzig, Germany on June 18, 2024. Photo: Reuters
In the previous three tournaments, Ronaldo’s top speed at Euro was 32, 29.1 and 29.7 km/h respectively. That means at 39, he is faster than he was at Euro 2012 when he was 27. Meanwhile, centre-back Pepe reached a top speed of 33 km/h at Euro 2012, the highest for Portugal, but dгoррed to 31 km/h this time, at the age of 41.
Maximum speed, according to UEFA, is calculated when a player reaches the highest speed in a match, both with and without the ball, over a certain distance. The world’s fastest runner, Usain Bolt, once reached a maximum speed of 44.72 km/h. When he set a world record of running 100m in 9.58 seconds, his average speed reached 37.58 km/h.
At Euro 2024, the fastest player is ѕtгіkeг Valentin Mihaila (Romania) with 35.8 km/h, followed by Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) 35.6 and Rasmus Hojlund (Denmark) 35.5 km/h. Kylian Mbappe has only reached 35 km/h, ranking seventh, while Ronaldo is outside the Top 100.
Ronaldo is the second oldest player in this tournament, after Pepe himself. He is waiting for the opportunity to become the oldest player to score at a Euro finals, surpassing the record Luka Modric just set on the evening of June 24, with a goal аɡаіпѕt Italy. Ronaldo and his teammates will play the final group stage match аɡаіпѕt Georgia on the evening of June 26, when they are sure to advance with first place in Group F.
