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Born | Trafoi, Italy | 17 January 1951|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 4 April 2021[2] Bolzano, Italy | (aged 70)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Fiamme Gialle[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 (7th in 1972) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 (3rd in 1972 SL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Roland Thöni (17 January 1951 – 4 April 2021) was an Italian alpine ski racer. A cousin of Gustav Thöni, Roland competed on the World Cup circuit during the 1970s.
Biography
[edit]Roland Thöni was born in Trafoi, a frazione of Stilfs (South Tyrol). His World Cup debut on 7 February 1971 was a top ten finish; he took seventh place in the slalom at Mürren, Switzerland.
His best year was 1972, which he opened with a bronze medal in the slalom at the Winter Olympics in Sapporo, finishing behind his cousin Gustav and Francisco Fernández Ochoa, the gold medalist from Spain.[3] In mid-March 1972, Thöni also obtained his only two World cup victories; he won the slaloms at Madonna di Campiglio and Pra-Loup on consecutive days.[4]
He did not reach the podium in the following World Cup seasons. His last international race was the downhill at the 1976 Winter Olympics, won by Franz Klammer.
World cup
[edit]All top 10 results
[edit]Race date | Place | Discipline | Position |
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18-03-1972 | ![]() |
Slalom | 1st |
17-03-1972 | ![]() |
Slalom | 1st |
16-03-1972 | ![]() |
Giant slalom | 3rd |
19-12-1971 | ![]() |
Slalom | 4th |
12-01-1975 | ![]() |
Combined | 5th |
23-01-1972 | ![]() |
Slalom | 5th |
28-01-1973 | ![]() |
Slalom | 6th |
16-01-1972 | ![]() |
Slalom | 6th |
21-03-1975 | ![]() |
Downhill | 7th |
07-02-1971 | ![]() |
Slalom | 7th |
15-03-1972 | ![]() |
Downhill | 8th |
14-01-1973 | ![]() |
Slalom | 10th |
Victories
[edit]Date | Location | Race |
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17 March 1972 | ![]() |
Slalom |
18 March 1972 | ![]() |
Slalom |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sport invernali statistiche Olimpiadi" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "È mancato Rolando Thoeni" (in Italian). sciaremag.it. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Italian Olympic Team - Alpine skiing Medal Winners". italiansrus.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Rolando THOENI". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Roland Thöni at FIS (alpine)
- Roland Thöni at Olympedia
- Roland Thöni at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)