Maurilio De Zolt

Maurilio De Zolt
Born (1950-09-29) 29 September 1950
San Pietro di Cadore, Italy
Ski club Vigili del Fuocco Belluno
World Cup career
Seasons 1981–1994
Individual wins 1
Indiv. podiums 10

Maurilio De Zolt (born 29 September 1950 in San Pietro di Cadore, Province of Belluno) is an Italian cross-country skier who competed internationally from 1977 to 1997. His best known victory was part of the 4 x 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, when he was 43 years old. He also won two silver medals in the Winter Olympics at 50 km (1988, 1992).

Biography

De Zolt also won six medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including 1 gold (50 km: 1987), 3 silvers (50 km: 1985, 4 x 10 km: 1985, 1993), and 2 bronzes (15 km: 1985, 50 km: 1991).

At the Opening Ceremony for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin on February 10, he and his 4 x 10 km relay teammates (Giorgio Vanzetta, 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. Eighteen years earlier, at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, De Zolt carried the Italian flag during the opening ceremonies.

De Zolt was formerly a firefighter, and once placed second in ladder climbing at the World Fireman Championships.[4]

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[5]

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 10 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1981–82 7 March 1982Finland Lahti, Finland50 km IndividualWorld Cup3rd
2 1984–85 22 January 1985Austria Seefeld, Austria15 km IndividualWorld Championships[1]3rd
327 January 1985Austria Seefeld, Austria50 km IndividualWorld Championships[1]2nd
4 1985–86 14 February 1986West Germany Oberstdorf, West Germany50 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
51986–8721 February 1987West Germany Oberstdorf, West Germany50 km Individual FWorld Championships[1]1st
6 1987–88 27 February 1988Canada Calgary, Canada50 km Individual FOlympic Games[1]2nd
719 March 1988Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
8 1989–90 17 December 1989Canada Canmore, Canada50 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
9 1990–91 17 February 1991Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy50 km Individual FWorld Championships[1]3rd
10 1991–92 22 February 1992France Albertville, France50 km Individual FOlympic Games[1]2nd

Team podiums

  • 3 victories
  • 9 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 1984–85 24 January 1985Austria Seefeld, Austria4 x 10 km RelayWorld Championships[1]2ndAlbarello / Vanzetta / Ploner
210 March 1985Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km RelayWorld Cup1stWalder / Barco / Vanzetta
3 1985–86 13 March 1986Norway Oslo, Norway4 x 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndAlbarello / Walder / Vanzetta
4 1986–87 19 March 1987Norway Oslo, Norway4 x 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdVanzetta / Albarello / Pulie
5 1987–88 13 March 1988Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdAlbarello / Vanzetta / Barco
61989–901 March 1990Finland Lahti, Finland4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup1stFauner / Vanzetta / Runggaldier
7 1992–93 26 February 1993Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Championships[1]2ndAlbarello / Vanzetta / Fauner
81993–9422 February 1994Norway Lillehammer, Norway4 x 10 km Relay MOlympic Games[1]1stAlbarello / Vanzetta / Fauner
913 March 1994Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndBarco / Vanzetta / Fauner

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

Achievements

  • 1977: 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
  • 1978: 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
  • 1979:
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
    • 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
    • 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
  • 1980:
    • 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
    • 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
  • 1981:
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
    • 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
  • 1982:
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
  • 1983:
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
  • 1984:
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
    • 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
  • 1985:
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
    • 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
  • 1986:
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
  • 1987:
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
    • 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
    • 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
  • 1988:
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
    • 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
  • 1989:
    • 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
    • 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
  • 1990: 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
  • 1991:
    • 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
    • 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
  • 1992:
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
    • 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
    • 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
    • 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
  • 1993: 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
  • 1994:
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
    • 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "DE ZOLT Maurilio". Fis-ski.com. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  2. "Seefeld (AUT) – 24.01.1985: World Ski Championships - Men's Rel 4x10 km M". Fis-ski.com. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  3. "Falun (SWE) – 26.02.1993: World Ski Championships - Men's Rel 4x10 km M". Fis-ski.com. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  4. Wallechinsky, David; Jaime Loucky (2005). The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics, Toronto: Sport Classic Books. ISBN 1-894963-45-8
  5. "Athlete : DE ZOLT Maurilio". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
Winter Olympics
Preceded by
Paul Hildgartner
Italy Flag bearer for Italy
1988 Calgary
Succeeded by
Alberto Tomba
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