Giorgio Vanzetta

Giorgio Vanzetta (born 9 October 1959 in Cavalese) is an Italian former cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 2002. His best known victory was part of the 4 x 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 x 10 km relay and bronzes in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit and 50 km.

Giorgio Vanzetta
Country Italy
Born (1959-10-09) 9 October 1959
Cavalese, Italy
Ski clubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
World Cup career
Seasons1982–1998
Individual wins0
Team wins3
Indiv. podiums3
Team podiums11
Indiv. starts92
Team starts24
Overall titles0 – (9th in 1982)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
1994 Lillehammer 4 × 10 km relay
1992 Albertville 4 × 10 km relay
1992 Albertville 15 km pursuit
1992 Albertville 50 km freestyle
World Championships
1985 Seefeld 4 × 10 km relay
1993 Falun 4 × 10 km relay

Vanzetta also won two silver medals in the 4 x 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 x 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.

World Cup results

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

World Cup standings
 Season   Age  Season standings
Overall Long Distance Sprint
1982239N/AN/A
19832434N/AN/A
19842549N/AN/A
19852622N/AN/A
19862712N/AN/A
19872818N/AN/A
19882924N/AN/A
19893025N/AN/A
19903117N/AN/A
19913221N/AN/A
19923311N/AN/A
19933412N/AN/A
19943519N/AN/A
19953641N/AN/A
19963728N/AN/A
199738343526
199839NCNC—

Individual podiums
  • 3 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1985–86 2 March 1986 Lahti, Finland15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
2 1991–92 15 February 1992 Albertville, France15 km Pursuit FOlympic Games[1]3rd
322 February 1992 Albertville, France50 km Individual FOlympic Games[1]3rd

Team podiums
  • 3 victories
  • 11 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1984–85 24 January 1985 Seefeld, Austria4 × 10 km RelayWorld Championships[1]2ndAlbarello / De Zolt / Ploner
210 March 1985 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km RelayWorld Cup1stWalder / Barco / De Zolt
3 1985–86 13 March 1986 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndAlbarello / Walder / De Zolt
4 1986–87 19 March 1987 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rd De Zolt / Albarello / Pulie
5 1987–88 13 March 1988 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdAlbarello / De Zolt / Barco
61989–901 March 1990 Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stFauner / De Zolt / Runggaldier
7 1991–92 18 February 1992 Albertville, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FOlympic Games[1]2ndPulie / Albarello / Fauner
8 1992–93 26 February 1993 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]2nd De Zolt / Albarello / Fauner
91993–9422 February 1994 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FOlympic Games[1]1st De Zolt / Albarello / Fauner
1013 March 1994 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndBarco / De Zolt / Fauner
11 1995–96 13 January 1996 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdMaj / 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
  1. "Athlete : VANZETTA Giorgio". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
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