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Silvio Fauner

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Silvio Fauner
Country Italy
Born (1968-11-01) 1 November 1968 (age 56)
San Pietro di Cadore, Italy
Ski clubC.S. Carabinieri
World Cup career
Seasons19 – (1988–2006)
Indiv. starts168
Indiv. podiums19
Indiv. wins3
Team starts39
Team podiums23
Team wins6
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 1995)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Italy
International Nordic ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 2
World Championships 1 2 4
Total 2 4 6
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Lillehammer 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1992 Albertville 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Lillehammer 10 km + 15 km
combined pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Nagano 30 km classical
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Thunder Bay 50 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1993 Falun 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1995 Thunder Bay 10 km + 15 km
combined pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Falun 10 km + 15 km
combined pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Thunder Bay 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Trondheim 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Ramsau 4 × 10 km relay
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1987 Asiago 30 km
Silver medal – second place 1988 Saalfelden 3 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Asiago 3 × 10 km relay

Silvio Fauner (born 1 November 1968 in San Pietro di Cadore, Province of Belluno) is an Italian former cross-country skier who competed from 1988 to 2006. 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 four other medals at the Winter Olympics with silvers in the 4 × 10 km relay (1992, 1998) and bronzes in the 15 km (1994) and 30 km (1998).

Biography

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Fauner also won six medals at the Nordic skiing World Championships, including 1 gold (50 km: 1995), 2 silvers (10 km + 15 km combined pursuit: 1995, 4 × 10 km relay: 1993), and 3 bronzes (4 × 10 km relay: 1995, 1997, 1999).

At the Opening Ceremony for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin on February 10, he and his 4 × 10 km relay teammates (Maurilio De Zolt, Marco Albarello, and Giorgio Vanzetta) 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.

In May 2007, Fauner was named the head coach of the Italian national cross-country ski team, replacing his former ski-teammate Marco Albarello.

Doping allegations

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The Swedish investigative television show Uppdrag granskning claimed that Fauner had an exceptionally high hemoglobin level prior to a World Cup in Lahti in 1997. According to sources quoted in the documentary, Fauner had tested 19.2 g/dL. The test result was confirmed and signed by International Ski Federation (FIS) official Bengt-Erik Bengtsson. Currently the allowed limit to compete in official FIS competition is 17.0 g/dL. According to Bengt Saltin, former chairman of FIS medical committee, such an hemoglobin value is not possible to achieve without banned substances or blood doping.

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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  • 5 medals – (1, gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1992 23 10 — 7 — — — Silver
1994 25 8 — Bronze 7 11 — Gold
1998 29 10 — 4 Bronze 10 — Silver
2002 33 — — — 51 — 14 —

World Championships

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  • 7 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km 
 classical  		 15 km 
 freestyle  		 Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1989 20 — 27 — — 28 — — —
1993 24 6 — — Bronze 13 — — Silver
1995 26 4 — — Silver 5 Gold — Bronze
1997 28 11 — — 10 45 14 — Bronze
1999 30 25 — — 19 16 DNF — Bronze
2001 32 — — — — — DNF 7 —
2003 34 — — — — — — 37 —

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age 
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
1988 19 53 — — — —
1989 20 NC — — — —
1990 21 54 — — — —
1991 22 43 — — — —
1992 23 14 — — — —
1993 24 6 — — — —
1994 25 5 — — — —
1995 26 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) — — — —
1996 27 5 — — — —
1997 28 5 — 13 — 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1998 29 9 — 8 — 11
1999 30 24 — 26 — 22
2000 31 26 — 43 33 8
2001 32 25 — — — 11
2002 33 32 — — — 19
2003 34 95 — — — 45
2004 35 96 62 — — —
2005 36 NC — — — NC
2006 37 166 121 — — —

Individual podiums

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  • 3 victories
  • 19 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1991–92  8 December 1991 Canada Silver Star, Canada 15 km Pursuit C World Cup 3rd
2  1992–93  24 February 1993 Sweden Falun, Sweden 15 km Pursuit F World Championships[1] 3rd
3 19 March 1993 Slovakia Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
4  1993–94  22 December 1993 Italy Toblach, Italy 15 km Pursuit F World Cup 2nd
5 19 February 1994 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 15 km Pursuit F Olympic Games[1] 3rd
6  1994–95  17 December 1994 Italy Sappada, Italy 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
7 14 January 1995 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
8 4 February 1995 Sweden Falun, Sweden 30 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
9 13 March 1995 Canada Thunder Bay, Canada 15 km Pursuit F World Championships[1] 2nd
10 19 March 1995 Canada Thunder Bay, Canada 50 km Individual F World Championships[1] 1st
11  1995–96  29 November 1995 Sweden Gällivare, Sweden 15 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
12 9 December 1995 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 30 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
13 13 December 1995 Italy Brusson, Italy 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
14 4 February 1996 Germany Reit im Winkl, Germany 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
15 1996–97 11 January 1997 Japan Hakuba, Japan 10 km Individual C World Cup 1st
16 12 January 1997 Japan Hakuba, Japan 15 km Pursuit F World Cup 1st
17  1997–98  10 January 1998 Austria Ramsau, Austria 30 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
18  1999–00  3 March 2000 Finland Lahti, Finland 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
19  2000–01  14 January 2001 United States Soldier Hollow, United States 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

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  • 6 victories – (5 RL, 1 TS)
  • 23 podiums – (21 RL, 2 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 1989–90 1 March 1990 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st De Zolt / Vanzetta / Runggaldier
2  1991–92  18 February 1992 France Albertville, France 4 × 10 km Relay C/F Olympic Games[1] 2nd Pulie / Albarello / Vanzetta
3  1992–93  26 February 1993 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships[1] 2nd De Zolt / Albarello / Vanzetta
4 1993–94 22 February 1994 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F Olympic Games[1] 1st De Zolt / Albarello / Vanzetta
5 13 March 1994 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Barco / De Zolt / Vanzetta
6  1994–95  15 January 1995 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Maj / Godioz / Albarello
7 17 March 1995 Canada Thunder Bay, Canada 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships[1] 3rd Valbusa / Albarello / Maj
8 26 March 1995 Japan Sapporo, Japan 4 x 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Albarello / Godioz / Maj
9 1995–96 3 February 1996 Austria Seefeld, Austria 12 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Valbusa
10 25 February 1996 Norway Trondheim, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Di Centa / Albarello / Valbusa
11 1 March 1996 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Albarello / Maj / Valbusa
12  1996–97  24 November 1996 Sweden Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Maj / Piller / Valbusa
13 15 December 1996 Italy Brusson, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Pozzi / Valbusa / Godioz
14 28 February 1997 Norway Trondheim, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships[1] 3rd Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Valbusa
15  1997–98  7 December 1997 Italy Santa Caterina, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Maj / Piller Cottrer / De Zolt Ponte
16 11 January 1998 Austria Ramsau, Austria 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Maj / Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
17  1998–99  29 November 1998 Finland Muonio, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Maj / Piller Cottrer / Pozzi
18 10 January 1999 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Valbusa / Maj / Piller Cottrer
19 26 February 1999 Austria Ramsau, Austria 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships[1] 3rd Di Centa / Valbusa / Maj
20 8 March 1999 Finland Vantaa, Finland Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Piller Cottrer
21 21 March 1999 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Di Centa / Maj / Valbusa
22 1999–00 28 November 1999 Sweden Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 1st Valbusa / Pozzi / Maj
23  2000–01  18 March 2001 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Maj / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi

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

References

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  1. ^ "Athlete : FAUNER Silvio". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
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