Giorgio Vanzetta

Giorgio Vanzetta (born 9 October 1959 in Cavalese) is an Italian former cross-country skier who competed from 1980 to 2002. 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 three medals at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville with a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay and bronzes in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit and 50 km.

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

Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games 4 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1980 20 34 — — 6 1984 24 14 24 30 7 1988 28 10 5 — 5 1992 32 7 Bronze — Bronze Silver 1994 34 15 9 14 8 Gold

World Championships 2 medals – (2 silver) Year Age 10 km 15 km classical 15 km freestyle Pursuit 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1982 22 — 9 — — 1985 25 4 7 —Silver 1987 27 7 9 14 5 1989 29 1428 ——7 1991 31 11 4 23 — 4 1993 33 10 7 — 11 Silver 1995 35 — — — 4 — 1997 37 — — — 11 —

World Cup Season standings Season Age OverallLong DistanceSprint 1982 22 9 1983 23 34 1984 24 49 1985 25 22 1986 26 12 1987 27 18 1988 28 24 1989 29 25 1990 30 17 1991 31 21 1992 32 11 1993 33 12 1994 34 19 1995 35 41 1996 36 28 1997 37 34 35 26 1998 38 —

Individual podiums

3 podiums

Team podiums 3 victories 11 podiums

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