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Giorgio Vanzetta

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Giorgio Vanzetta
Country Italy
Born (1959-10-09) 9 October 1959 (age 65)
Cavalese, Italy
Ski clubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
World Cup career
Seasons17 – (19821998)
Starts92
Podiums3
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (9th in 1982)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Lillehammer 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1992 Albertville 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Albertville 10 km + 15 km
combined pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Albertville 50 km freestyle
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1985 Seefeld 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1993 Falun 4 × 10 km relay

Giorgio Vanzetta (born 9 October 1959 in Cavalese) is an Italian former cross-country skier who competed from 1980 to 2002. His best known victory was part of the 4 × 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. He also won three medals at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville with a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay and bronzes in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit and 50 km.

Vanzetta also won two silver medals in the 4 × 10 km relay (1985, 1993) at the Nordic skiing World Championships. His sister, Bice, also competed in cross-country skiing from 1986 to 1994.

At the Opening Ceremony for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin on 10 February, he and his 4 × 10 km relay teammates (Maurilio De Zolt, Marco Albarello, and Silvio Fauner) who won the gold at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, were among the last carriers of the Olympic torch before it was lit by fellow Italian cross-country skier Stefania Belmondo.

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

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  • 4 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1980 20 34 6
1984 24 14 24 30 7
1988 28 10 5 5
1992 32 7 Bronze Bronze Silver
1994 34 15 9 14 8 Gold

World Championships

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  • 2 medals – (2 silver)
 Year   Age   10 km  15 km 
 classical 
 15 km 
 freestyle 
 Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1982 22 9
1985 25 4 7 Silver
1987 27 7 9 14 5
1989 29 14 28 7
1991 31 4 11 4
1993 33 10 7 11 Silver
1995 35 4
1997 37 11

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age 
Overall Long Distance Sprint
1982 22 9
1983 23 34
1984 24 49
1985 25 22
1986 26 12
1987 27 18
1988 28 24
1989 29 25
1990 30 17
1991 31 21
1992 32 11
1993 33 12
1994 34 19
1995 35 41
1996 36 28
1997 37 34 35 26
1998 38 NC NC

Individual podiums

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  • 3 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1985–86  2 March 1986 Finland Lahti, Finland 15 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
2  1991–92  15 February 1992 France Albertville, France 15 km Pursuit F Olympic Games[1] 3rd
3 22 February 1992 France Albertville, France 50 km Individual F Olympic Games[1] 3rd

Team podiums

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  • 3 victories
  • 11 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1  1984–85  24 January 1985 Austria Seefeld, Austria 4 × 10 km Relay World Championships[1] 2nd Albarello / De Zolt / Ploner
2 10 March 1985 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay World Cup 1st Walder / Barco / De Zolt
3  1985–86  13 March 1986 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Albarello / Walder / De Zolt
4  1986–87  19 March 1987 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 3rd De Zolt / Albarello / Pulie
5  1987–88  13 March 1988 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Albarello / De Zolt / Barco
6 1989–90 1 March 1990 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Fauner / De Zolt / Runggaldier
7  1991–92  18 February 1992 France Albertville, France 4 × 10 km Relay C/F Olympic Games[1] 2nd Pulie / Albarello / Fauner
8  1992–93  26 February 1993 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships[1] 2nd De Zolt / Albarello / Fauner
9 1993–94 22 February 1994 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F Olympic Games[1] 1st De Zolt / Albarello / Fauner
10 13 March 1994 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Barco / De Zolt / Fauner
11  1995–96  13 January 1996 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Maj / Valbusa / Godioz

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

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  1. ^ "Athlete : VANZETTA Giorgio". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
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