Silvio Fauner

Silvio Fauner
Born (1968-11-01) 1 November 1968
Pieve di Cadore, Italy
Ski club Centro Sportivo Carabinieri
World Cup career
Seasons 1991–2006
Individual wins 3
Indiv. podiums 19
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
Junior World Championships 0 2 1
Total 2 6 7
Olympic Games
1994 Lillehammer 4 × 10 km relay
1992 Albertville 4 × 10 km relay
1998 Nagano 4 × 10 km relay
1994 Lillehammer 15 km pursuit
1998 Nagano 30 km classical
World Championships
1995 Thunder Bay 50 km freestyle
1993 Falun 4 × 10 km relay
1995 Thunder Bay 15 km pursuit
1993 Falun 15 km pursuit
1995 Thunder Bay 4 × 10 km relay
1997 Trondheim 4 × 10 km relay
1999 Ramsau 4 × 10 km relay
Junior World Championships
1987 Asiago 30 km
1988 Saalfelden 3 × 10 km relay
1987 Asiago 3 x 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

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: 1993), and 3 bronzes (4 × 10 km: 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

Swedish documentary called 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 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.

World Cup results

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

Individual podiums

  • 3 victories
  • 19 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1991–92 8 December 1991Canada Silver Star, Canada15 km Pursuit CWorld Cup3rd
2 1992–93 24 February 1993Sweden Falun, Sweden15 km Pursuit FWorld Championships[1]3rd
319 March 1993Slovakia Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
4 1993–94 22 December 1993Italy Toblach, Italy15 km Pursuit FWorld Cup2nd
519 February 1994Norway Lillehammer, Norway15 km Pursuit FOlympic Games[1]3rd
6 1994–95 17 December 1994Italy Sappada, Italy15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
714 January 1995Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
84 February 1995Sweden Falun, Sweden30 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
913 March 1995Canada Thunder Bay, Canada15 km Pursuit FWorld Championships[1]2nd
1019 March 1995Canada Thunder Bay, Canada50 km Individual FWorld Championships[1]1st
11 1995–96 29 November 1995Sweden Gällivare, Sweden15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
129 December 1995Switzerland Davos, Switzerland30 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
1313 December 1995Italy Brusson, Italy15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
144 February 1996Germany Reit im Winkl, Germany1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
151996–9711 January 1997Japan Hakuba, Japan10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
1612 January 1997Japan Hakuba, Japan15 km Pursuit FWorld Cup1st
17 1997–98 10 January 1998Austria Ramsau, Austria30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
18 1999–00 3 March 2000Finland Lahti, Finland1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
19 2000–01 14 January 2001United States Soldier Hollow, United States1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 6 victories – (5 RL, 1 TS)
  • 23 podiums – (21 RL, 2 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
11989–901 March 1990Finland Lahti, Finland4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup1stDe Zolt / Vanzetta / Runggaldier
2 1991–92 18 February 1992France Albertville, France4 x 10 km Relay MOlympic Games[1]2ndPulie / Albarello / Vanzetta
3 1992–93 26 February 1993Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Championships[1]2ndDe Zolt / Albarello / Vanzetta
41993–9422 February 1994Norway Lillehammer, Norway4 x 10 km Relay MOlympic Games[1]1stDe Zolt / Albarello / Vanzetta
513 March 1994Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndBarco / De Zolt / Vanzetta
6 1994–95 15 January 1995Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 x 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdMaj / Godioz / Albarello
717 March 1995Canada Thunder Bay, Canada4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Championships[1]3rdValbusa / Albarello / Maj
826 March 1995Japan Sapporo, Japan4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndAlbarello / Godioz / Maj
91995–963 February 1996Austria Seefeld, Austria12 x 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stValbusa
1025 February 1996Norway Trondheim, Norway4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndDi Centa / Albarello / Valbusa
111 March 1996Finland Lahti, Finland4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup1stAlbarello / Maj / Valbusa
12 1996–97 24 November 1996Sweden Kiruna, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndMaj / Piller / Valbusa
1315 December 1996Italy Brusson, Italy4 x 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndPozzi / Valbusa / Godioz
1428 February 1997Norway Trondheim, Norway4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Championships[1]3rdDi Centa / Piller Cottrer / Valbusa
15 1997–98 7 December 1997Italy Santa Caterina, Italy4 x 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndMaj / Piller Cottrer / De Zolt Ponte
1611 January 1998Austria Ramsau, Austria4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup1stMaj / Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
17 1998–99 29 November 1998Finland Muonio, Finland4 x 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdMaj / Piller Cottrer / Pozzi
1810 January 1999Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndValbusa / Maj / Piller Cottrer
1926 February 1999Austria Ramsau, Austria4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Championships[1]3rdDi Centa / Valbusa / Maj
208 March 1999Finland Vantaa, FinlandTeam Sprint FWorld Cup3rdPiller Cottrer
2121 March 1999Norway Oslo, Norway4 x 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdDi Centa / Maj / Valbusa
221999–0028 November 1999Sweden Kiruna, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay FWorld Cup1stValbusa / Pozzi / Maj
23 2000–01 18 March 2001Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup3rdMaj / 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.

Achievements

  • 1989: 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km pursuit
  • 1991:
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
    • 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
  • 1992:
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km pursuit
    • 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
  • 1993:
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
    • 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
    • 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km pursuit
  • 1994:
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km pursuit
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
  • 1995:
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km pursuit
    • 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
  • 1996:
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km pursuit
    • 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
    • 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
  • 1997:
    • 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
    • 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km pursuit
    • 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
  • 1998: 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
  • 1999:
    • 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km pursuit
    • 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete : FAUNER Silvio". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  • Silvio Fauner at the International Ski Federation
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Silvio Fauner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
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