Luigi Weiss

Luigi "Gigi" Weiss (born 17 December 1951) is a former Italian biathlete and ski mountaineer.

Luigi Weiss
Personal information
Full nameLuigi Weiss
Nickname(s)Gigi
Born (1951-12-17) 17 December 1951
Vattaro, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Cup debut13 January 1978
Olympic Games
Teams2 (1976, 1980)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams7 (1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons7 (1977/78–1983/84)
Individual victories0
Individual podiums1

Weiss was born in Vattaro. Together with Angelo Genuin and Bruno Bonaldi, he placed first in the military team category in the 1975 Trofeo Mezzalama edition, which was carried out as the first World Championship of Skimountaineering.[1]

At the 1979 Biathlon World Championships, Weiss won bronze in the 10 km sprint. This was the first medal for an Italian at the Biathlon World Championships, and as the race also counted in the World Cup, it was also the first podium finish for an Italian in the World Cup.[2]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[3]

Olympic Games
Event Individual Sprint Relay
1976 Innsbruck — N/A 6th
1980 Lake Placid — 18th 9th
*Sprint was added as an event in 1980.

World Championships

1 medal (1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
1975 Antholz-Anterselva 49th — —
1977 Lillehammer 25th 27th 7th
1978 Hochfilzen 11th 7th 8th
1979 Ruhpolding 57th Bronze 5th
1981 Lahti 36th 38th 9th
1982 Minsk 37th 14th 5th
1983 Antholz-Anterselva — 27th 10th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
Further achievements
  • 1973: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 1974: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1975: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1976:
    • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1977: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 1978: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1979:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
    • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1980:
    • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 1981: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1982:
    • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
    • 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon

References
  1. Albo d'oro
  2. "World Championship Biathlon 1979 - Ruhpolding/Ruhpolding (GER) – Men 10 km Sprint". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
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