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Maurilio De Zolt

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 × 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).

Maurilio De Zolt
Country Italy
Born (1950-09-29) 29 September 1950 (age 73)
San Pietro di Cadore, Italy
Ski clubVigili del Fuoco Belluno
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (1982–1994)
Starts57
Podiums10
Wins1
Overall titles0 – (9th in 1991)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Lillehammer 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1988 Calgary 50 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1992 Albertville 50 km freestyle
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Oberstdorf 50 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1985 Seefeld 50 km
Silver medal – second place 1985 Seefeld 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1993 Falun 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Seefeld 15 km
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Val di Fiemme 50 km freestyle

Biography edit

De Zolt also won six medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including one gold (50 km: 1987), three silvers (50 km: 1985, 4 × 10 km relay: 1985, 1993), and two bronzes (15 km: 1985, 50 km: 1991).

At the Opening Ceremony for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin on 10 February, he and his 4 × 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.

De Zolt was formerly a firefighter, and once placed second in ladder climbing at the World Fireman Championships.[1]

Cross-country skiing results edit

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games edit

  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1980 29 — 31 — 20 DNF 6
1984 33 — 9 — 9 22 7
1988 37 — 6 — — Silver 5
1992 41 58 — DNF — Silver —
1994 43 — — — 5 7 Gold

World Championships edit

  • 6 medals – (1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km 
 classical  		 15 km 
 freestyle  		 Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1978 27 — — — — 17 42 11
1982 31 — 17 — — 13 8 —
1985 34 — Bronze — — — Silver Silver
1987 36 — 14 — — — Gold 5
1989 38 — 12 — — — 7 —
1991 40 — — 5 — — Bronze 4
1993 42 — — — — 8 12 Silver

World Cup edit

Season standings edit

 Season   Age  Overall
1982 31 13
1983 32 30
1984 33 22
1985 34 13
1986 35 28
1987 36 21
1988 37 12
1989 38 37
1990 39 25
1991 40 9
1992 41 12
1993 42 16
1994 43 15

Individual podiums edit

  • 1 victory
  • 10 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1981–82  7 March 1982   Lahti, Finland 50 km Individual World Cup 3rd
2  1984–85  22 January 1985   Seefeld, Austria 15 km Individual World Championships[1] 3rd
3 27 January 1985   Seefeld, Austria 50 km Individual World Championships[1] 2nd
4  1985–86  14 February 1986   Oberstdorf, West Germany 50 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
5 1986–87 21 February 1987   Oberstdorf, West Germany 50 km Individual F World Championships[1] 1st
6  1987–88  27 February 1988   Calgary, Canada 50 km Individual F Olympic Games[1] 2nd
7 19 March 1988   Oslo, Norway 50 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
8  1989–90  17 December 1989   Canmore, Canada 50 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
9  1990–91  17 February 1991   Val di Fiemme, Italy 50 km Individual F World Championships[1] 3rd
10  1991–92  22 February 1992   Albertville, France 50 km Individual F Olympic Games[1] 2nd

Team podiums edit

  • 3 victories
  • 9 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1  1984–85  24 January 1985   Seefeld, Austria 4 × 10 km Relay World Championships[1] 2nd Albarello / Vanzetta / Ploner
2 10 March 1985   Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay World Cup 1st Walder / Barco / Vanzetta
3  1985–86  13 March 1986   Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Albarello / Walder / Vanzetta
4  1986–87  19 March 1987   Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Vanzetta / Albarello / Pulie
5  1987–88  13 March 1988   Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Albarello / Vanzetta / Barco
6 1989–90 1 March 1990   Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Fauner / Vanzetta / Runggaldier
7  1992–93  26 February 1993   Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships[1] 2nd Albarello / Vanzetta / Fauner
8 1993–94 22 February 1994   Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F Olympic Games[1] 1st Albarello / Vanzetta / Fauner
9 13 March 1994   Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Barco / 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.

References edit

  1. ^ Wallechinsky, David; Jaime Loucky (2005). The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics, Toronto: Sport Classic Books. ISBN 1-894963-45-8
  2. ^ "Athlete : DE ZOLT Maurilio". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

External links edit

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