Luigi Perenni
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Luigi Perenni or Prenn, was an Italian
military officer and skier.
Perenni was born in Kiens
and grew up in Innichen
. As a soldier of the Italian Army
he placed 3rd in the 18 km cross-country skiing
event of the Italian mastership of 1933. In 1934 he was transferred to the new founded mountain warfare
school of the Italian Army
called Scuola Militare di Alpinismo (today: Centro Addestramento Alpino). In the rank of a Sergente he was member of the military patrol team
, which won the gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics
. Together with his colleges Francesco Vida and Carlo Ronc he won the Trofeo Mezzalama, and in the following year once mor together Giuseppe Fabre and Anselmo Viviani. At the relay event of the Sport invernali Mondiali he finished 3rd together with Achilel Compagnoni, Maurizio Celeste and Giovani Fantoni. When he died in Cervinia
in 1943, he had the rank of a Tenente
.
The "Luigi Perenni" barracks in Courmayeur
are named in his honor. His brother Giovanni
was also a successful skier.
Italy
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military officer and skier.
Perenni was born in Kiens
Kiens
Kiens is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 100 km northeast of Trento and about 50 km northeast of Bolzano.-Geography:...
and grew up in Innichen
Innichen
Innichen is a market town and comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.It is located in the Puster Valley on the Drava river, about 120 km northeast of Trento and about 80 km northeast of Bolzano , on Italy's border with Austria.As November 2010, it had a...
. As a soldier of the Italian Army
Italian Army
The Italian Army is the ground defence force of the Italian Armed Forces. It is all-volunteer force of active-duty personnel, numbering 108,355 in 2010. Its best-known combat vehicles are the Dardo infantry fighting vehicle, the Centauro tank destroyer and the Ariete tank, and among its aircraft...
he placed 3rd in the 18 km cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
event of the Italian mastership of 1933. In 1934 he was transferred to the new founded mountain warfare
Mountain warfare
Mountain warfare refers to warfare in the mountains or similarly rough terrain. This type of warfare is also called Alpine warfare, named after the Alps mountains...
school of the Italian Army
Italian Army
The Italian Army is the ground defence force of the Italian Armed Forces. It is all-volunteer force of active-duty personnel, numbering 108,355 in 2010. Its best-known combat vehicles are the Dardo infantry fighting vehicle, the Centauro tank destroyer and the Ariete tank, and among its aircraft...
called Scuola Militare di Alpinismo (today: Centro Addestramento Alpino). In the rank of a Sergente he was member of the military patrol team
Military patrol at the 1936 Winter Olympics
At the 1936 Winter Olympics, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, in 1936, a military patrol competition was held. The International Olympic Committee refused admission of this sport into the Olympic Program, but the expressed desires of Adolf Hitler forced the IOC to make this program a...
, which won the gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics
1936 Winter Olympics
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin...
. Together with his colleges Francesco Vida and Carlo Ronc he won the Trofeo Mezzalama, and in the following year once mor together Giuseppe Fabre and Anselmo Viviani. At the relay event of the Sport invernali Mondiali he finished 3rd together with Achilel Compagnoni, Maurizio Celeste and Giovani Fantoni. When he died in Cervinia
Cervinia
Breuil-Cervinia is an alpine resort in the Valle d'Aosta region of northwest Italy...
in 1943, he had the rank of a Tenente
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
.
The "Luigi Perenni" barracks in Courmayeur
Courmayeur
Courmayeur is an Italian town and comune in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley, in northern Italy. It is located at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in western Europe, in the Graian Alps range, and is crossed by the Dora Baltea...
are named in his honor. His brother Giovanni
Giovanni Perenni
Giovanni Perenni, was an Italian Nordic combined and cross-country skier. In 1941 he was the Italian Nordic combined master. Giovanni Perenni was the brother of the military skier Luigi Perenni.- Results :...
was also a successful skier.