Italy at the 1976 Winter Olympics - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Innsbruck, Austria, from February 5–13, 1976.Similar to the 1964 games, the men's downhill was held on Patscherkofel , the other five events at Axamer Lizum....	Men's slalom
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Innsbruck, Austria, from February 5–13, 1976.Similar to the 1964 games, the men's downhill was held on Patscherkofel , the other five events at Axamer Lizum....	Men's slalom
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Innsbruck, Austria, from February 5–13, 1976.Similar to the 1964 games, the men's downhill was held on Patscherkofel , the other five events at Axamer Lizum....	Women's slalom
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Innsbruck, Austria, from February 5–13, 1976.Similar to the 1964 games, the men's downhill was held on Patscherkofel , the other five events at Axamer Lizum....	Men's downhill

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Erwin Stricker	Downhill					DNF	–
Gustavo Thoeni						1:49.25	26
Rolando Thoeni						1:48.13	14
Herbert Plank Herbert Plank Herbert Plank is an Italian alpine skier who competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics and in the 1980 Winter Olympics.He was born in Sterzing.In 1976 he won the bronze medal in the Alpine downhill event....						1:46.59
Franco Bieler	Giant Slalom	1:47.00	10	1:43.24	7	3:30.24	8
Fausto Radici		1:46.87	9	1:43.22	6	3:30.09	7
Piero Gros Piero Gros Piero Gros is an Italian former champion alpine ski racer. He won the gold medal in slalom at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, and was World Cup overall champion in 1974.-Biography:...		1:45.69	5	DNF	–	DNF	–
Gustavo Thoeni		1:44.19	1	1:43.48	8	3:27.67	4
Fausto Radici	Slalom	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Piero Gros Piero Gros Piero Gros is an Italian former champion alpine ski racer. He won the gold medal in slalom at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, and was World Cup overall champion in 1974.-Biography:...		1:01.23	5	1:02.06	1	2:03.29
Franco Bieler		1:01.04	4	DNF	–	DNF	–
Gustavo Thoeni		1:00.55	2	1:03.18	2	2:03.73

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jolanda Plank	Downhill					1:52.50	25
Wanda Bieler						1:50.58	20
Paola Hofer						1:49.60	15
Wanda Bieler	Giant Slalom					DNF	–
Paola Hofer						1:32.67	23
Claudia Giordani Claudia Giordani Claudia Giordani is an Italian former alpine skier who competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics and in the 1980 Winter Olympics.She was born in Milan.In 1976 she won the silver medal in the Olympic slalom event...						1:31.44	13
Wilma Gatta						1:30.51	7
Wilma Gatta	Slalom	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Paola Hofer		DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Wanda Bieler		48.86	11	46.80	8	1:35.66	8
Claudia Giordani Claudia Giordani Claudia Giordani is an Italian former alpine skier who competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics and in the 1980 Winter Olympics.She was born in Milan.In 1976 she won the silver medal in the Olympic slalom event...		46.87	4	44.00	2	1:30.87

Biathlon

Men

Event	Athlete	Time	Penalties	Adjusted time ¹	Rank
20 km	Pierantonio Clementi	1'16:08.86	7	1'23:08.86	23
	Lino Jordan Lino Jordan Lino Jordan is a former Italian biathlete.Jordan was born in Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses. Together with Mario Bacher and Franco Ceroni, he also finished third in the 1973 Trofeo Mezzalama ski mountaineering competition....	1'15:49.83	2	1'17:49.83	7
	Willy Bertin Willy Bertin Willy Bertin is an Italian ski mountaineer and former biathlete.Bertin was born in Angrogna. Together with Felice Darioli and Lino Zanon he finished fourth in the 1971 Trofeo Mezzalama, and together with Darioli and Fabrizio Pedranzini, he placed third in the military team category in the 1975...	1'13:50.36	3	1'16:50.36	4

¹One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.

Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Misses ²	Time	Rank
Lino Jordan Lino Jordan Lino Jordan is a former Italian biathlete.Jordan was born in Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses. Together with Mario Bacher and Franco Ceroni, he also finished third in the 1973 Trofeo Mezzalama ski mountaineering competition.... Pierantonio Clementi Luigi Weiss Luigi Weiss Luigi "Gigi" Weiss is an Italian ski mountaineer and former biathlete.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... Willy Bertin Willy Bertin Willy Bertin is an Italian ski mountaineer and former biathlete.Bertin was born in Angrogna. Together with Felice Darioli and Lino Zanon he finished fourth in the 1971 Trofeo Mezzalama, and together with Darioli and Fabrizio Pedranzini, he placed third in the military team category in the 1975...	3	2'06:16.55	6

²A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.

Bobsleigh

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
ITA-1	Giorgio Alverà Giorgio Alvera Giorgio Alverà is an Italian bobsledder who competed in the mid 1970s. He won a gold medal in the two-man event at the 1975 FIBT World Championships in Cervinia.Alvera also finished eighth in the two-man event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.... Franco Perruguet	Two-man	56.62	7	56.71	6	56.84	8	57.13	9	3:47.30	8
ITA-2	Nevio De Zordo Nevio de Zordo Nevio de Zordo is an Italian bobsledder who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s... Ezio Fiori	Two-man	57.71	16	57.58	13	57.88	17	57.95	15	3:51.12	16

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
ITA-1	Giorgio Alverà Giorgio Alvera Giorgio Alverà is an Italian bobsledder who competed in the mid 1970s. He won a gold medal in the two-man event at the 1975 FIBT World Championships in Cervinia.Alvera also finished eighth in the two-man event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.... Piero Vegnuti Adriano Bee Francesco Butteri	Four-man	55.59	10	55.92	12	56.94	14	57.42	12	3:45.87	12
ITA-2	Nevio De Zordo Nevio de Zordo Nevio de Zordo is an Italian bobsledder who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s... Ezio Fiori Roberto Porzia Lino Benoni	Four-man	55.75	11	55.80	10	57.08	16	57.17	11	3:45.80	11

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
15 km	Fabrizio Pedranzini Fabrizio Pedranzini Fabrizio Pedranzini is an Italian ski mountaineer and former cross-country skier.Together with Willy Bertin and Felice Darioli, he placed third in the military team category of the 1975 Trofeo Mezzalama, which was carried out as the first World Championship of Skimountaineering.He also...	48:58.30	53
	Roberto Primus	47:29.02	36
	Renzo Chiocchetti	47:11.22	29
	Giulio Capitanio Giulio Capitanio Giulio Capitanio was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in three Winter Olympics in the 4 x 10 km relay, he earned his best finish of sixth at Lake Placid, New York in 1980....	46:51.14	21
30 km	Ulrico Kostner	1'37:49.85	41
	Renzo Chiocchetti	1'37:15.82	38
	Roberto Primus	1'36:40.33	34
	Giulio Capitanio Giulio Capitanio Giulio Capitanio was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in three Winter Olympics in the 4 x 10 km relay, he earned his best finish of sixth at Lake Placid, New York in 1980....	1'35:58.29	28
50 km	Carlo Favre	DNF	–
	Ulrico Kostner	DNF	–
	Roberto Primus	DNF	–
	Tonio Biondini	DNF	–

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Renzo Chiocchetti Tonio Biondini Ulrico Kostner Giulio Capitanio Giulio Capitanio Giulio Capitanio was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in three Winter Olympics in the 4 x 10 km relay, he earned his best finish of sixth at Lake Placid, New York in 1980....	2'12:07.12	7

Figure skating

Women

Athlete	CF	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Susanna Driano Susanna Driano Susanna Driano is a retired figure skater who competed internationally for Italy, her parent's native country. She is the 1978 World bronze medalist. She won the medal after placing 4th in figures and 6th in both short and free programs.While she ostensibly stopped competing after the Olympics in...	8	7	7	181.62	63	7

Ice Dancing

Athletes	CD	FD	Points	Places	Rank
Stefania Bertele Walter Cecconi	16	17	166.22	140	16
Isabella Rizzi Luigi Freroni	17	14	168.64	133	14
Maltide Ciccia Lamberto Ceserani	7	6	191.46	58.5	6

Luge

Men

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Paul Hildgartner Paul Hildgartner Paul Hildgartner is an Italian of German descent former luger who competed from the early 1970s to the late 1980s. Competing in five Winter Olympics, he earned two gold medals and one silver medal for his efforts...	n/a	?	n/a	?	n/a	?	DNF	–	DNF	–
Peter Gschnitzer Peter Gschnitzer Peter Gschnitzer was an Italian luger who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York....	54.051	14	53.812	17	53.357	16	1:27.540	38	4:08.760	37
Karl Brunner	53.916	12	53.228	10	53.023	11	53.21	10	3:33.188	11

(Men's) Doubles

Athletes	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athletes	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Karl Feichter Ernst Haspinger Ernst Haspinger Ernst Haspinger was an Italian luger who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 1981 FIL World Luge Championships in Hammarstrand, Sweden....	43.853	12	43.318	5	1:27.121	7
Paul Hildgartner Paul Hildgartner Paul Hildgartner is an Italian of German descent former luger who competed from the early 1970s to the late 1980s. Competing in five Winter Olympics, he earned two gold medals and one silver medal for his efforts... Walter Plaikner Walter Plaikner Walter Plaikner is an Italian national of Austrian descent former luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s...	43.781	11	44.058	12	1:27.839	11

Women

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Maria Luise Rainer	44.943	16	44.848	16	44.768	16	44.972	17	2:59.531	16
Sarah Felder	44.056	12	43.118	11	43.075	10	43.374	10	2:53.623	11

Nordic combined

Events:

normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
15 km cross-country skiing

Athlete	Event	Ski Jumping				Cross-country			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance 1	Distance 2	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Modesto De Silvestro	Individual	60.5	62.0	139.8	33	52:27.61	180.09	25	319.89	32
Francesco Giacomelli	Individual	72.0	74.0	190.3	20	56:08.75	146.92	31	337.22	31

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1		Jump 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Distance	Points	Points	Rank
Leo De Crignis	Normal hill	70.5	91.1	74.0	99.7	190.8	50
Francesco Giacomelli		71.0	94.9	72.0	97.0	191.9	49
Lido Tomasi		76.0	101.4	76.0	101.9	203.3	45
Marcello Bazzana		75.0	103.8	74.5	102.0	205.8	38
Leo De Crignis	Large hill	76.0	71.4	76.0	71.9	143.3	49
Marcello Bazzana		74.0	72.1	71.0	65.9	138.0	51
Lido Tomasi		82.0	80.8	77.0	71.3	152.1	47
Francesco Giacomelli		81.0	83.4	75.5	74.2	157.6	44

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Bruno Toniolli	41.44	23
1000 m	Floriano Martello	1:26.54	26
1000 m	Bruno Toniolli	1:22.83	14
1500 m	Giovanni Panciera	2:33.52	30
	Floriano Martello	2:09.68	25
	Bruno Toniolli	2:05.66	19
5000 m	Loris Vellar	8:31.85	31
	Ivano Bamberghi	8:21.04	28
	Maurizio Marchetto Maurizio Marchetto Maurizio Marchetto is a former ice speed skater from Italy, who represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria....	8:04.07	21
10,000 m	Maurizio Marchetto Maurizio Marchetto Maurizio Marchetto is a former ice speed skater from Italy, who represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria....	16:22.55	17

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