Roland Thöni
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| Born | 17 January 1951 Trafoi, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 April 2021 (aged 70)[2] Bolzano, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Fiamme Gialle[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 (7th in 1972) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 (3rd in 1972 SL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Roland Thöni (17 January 1951 – 4 April 2021) was an Italian alpine ski racer. A cousin of Gustav Thöni, Roland competed on the World Cup circuit during the 1970s.
Biography
[edit]Roland Thöni was born in Trafoi, a frazione of Stilfs (South Tyrol). His World Cup debut on 7 February 1971 was a top ten finish; he took seventh place in the slalom at Mürren, Switzerland.
His best year was 1972, which he opened with a bronze medal in the slalom at the Winter Olympics in Sapporo, finishing behind his cousin Gustav and Francisco Fernández Ochoa, the gold medalist from Spain.[3] In mid-March 1972, Thöni also obtained his only two World cup victories; he won the slaloms at Madonna di Campiglio and Pra-Loup on consecutive days.[4]
He did not reach the podium in the following World Cup seasons. His last international race was the downhill at the 1976 Winter Olympics, won by Franz Klammer.
World cup
[edit]All top 10 results
[edit]| Race date | Place | Discipline | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18-03-1972 |  Pra Loup |
Slalom | 1st |
| 17-03-1972 |  Madonna di Campiglio |
Slalom | 1st |
| 16-03-1972 | Val Gardena |
Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 19-12-1971 | Sestriere |
Slalom | 4th |
| 12-01-1975 |  Wengen |
Combined | 5th |
| 23-01-1972 | Wengen |
Slalom | 5th |
| 28-01-1973 |  Kitzbuehel |
Slalom | 6th |
| 16-01-1972 | Kitzbuehel |
Slalom | 6th |
| 21-03-1975 | Val Gardena |
Downhill | 7th |
| 07-02-1971 | Muerren |
Slalom | 7th |
| 15-03-1972 | Val Gardena |
Downhill | 8th |
| 14-01-1973 | Wengen |
Slalom | 10th |
Victories
[edit]| Date | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|
| 17 March 1972 | Madonna di Campiglio |
Slalom |
| 18 March 1972 | Pra-Loup |
Slalom |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sport invernali statistiche Olimpiadi" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "È mancato Rolando Thoeni" (in Italian). sciaremag.it. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Italian Olympic Team - Alpine skiing Medal Winners". italiansrus.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Rolando THOENI". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Roland Thöni at FIS (alpine)
- Roland Thöni at Olympedia
- Roland Thöni at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- 1951 births
- 2021 deaths
- People from Stilfs
- Italian male alpine skiers
- Alpine skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Germanophone Italian people
- Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
- Medalists at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Olympic alpine skiers for Italy
- Alpine skiers of Fiamme Gialle
- Skiers from South Tyrol
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen