- Maurilio De Zolt
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Medal record Men's cross country skiing Olympic Games Gold 1994 Lillehammer 4 x 10 km Silver 1988 Calgary 50 km Silver 1992 Albertville 50 km World Championships Gold 1987 Oberstdorf 50 km Silver 1985 Seefeld 50 km Silver 1985 Seefeld 4 x 10 km Silver 1993 Falun 4 x 10 km Bronze 1985 Seefeld 15 km Bronze 1991 Val di Fiemme 4 x 10 km Maurilio De Zolt (born September 29, 1950 in San Pietro di Cadore, Province of Belluno) is an Italian cross country skier who competed from 1980 to 1997. His best known victory was part of the 4 x 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).
De Zolt also won six medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including 1 gold (50 km: 1987), 3 silvers (50 km: 1985, 4 x 10 km: 1985, 1993), and 2 bronzes (15 km: 1985, 50 km: 1991).
At the Opening Ceremony for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin on February 10, he and his 4 x 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. Eighteen years earlier, at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, De Zolt carried the Italian flag during the opening ceremonies.
De Zolt was formerly a firefighter, and once placed second in ladder climbing at the World Fireman Championships.[1]
References
- ^ Wallechinsky, David; Jaime Loucky (2005). The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics, Toronto: Sport Classic Books. ISBN 1-894963-45-8
1925: František Donth (TCH) • 1926: Matti Raivio (FIN) • 1927: John Lindgren (SWE) • 1929: Anselm Knuuttila (FIN) • 1930: Sven Utterström (SWE) • 1931: Ole Stenen (NOR) • 1933: Veli Saarinen (FIN) • 1934: Elis Wiklund (SWE) • 1935: Nils-Joel Englund (SWE) • 1937: Pekka Niemi (FIN) • 1938: Kalle Jalkanen (FIN) • 1939: Lars Bergendahl (NOR) • 1950: Gunnar Eriksson (SWE) • 1954: Vladimir Kuzin (URS) • 1958: Sixten Jernberg (SWE) • 1962: Sixten Jernberg (SWE) • 1966: Gjermund Eggen (NOR) • 1970: Kalevi Oikarainen (FIN) • 1974: Gerhard Grimmer (GDR) • 1978: Sven-Åke Lundbäck (SWE) • 1982: Thomas Wassberg (SWE) • 1985: Gunde Svan (SWE) • 1987: Maurilio De Zolt (ITA) • 1989: Gunde Svan (SWE) • 1991: Torgny Mogren (SWE) • 1993: Torgny Mogren (SWE) • 1995: Silvio Fauner (ITA) • 1997: Mika Myllylä (FIN) • 1999: Mika Myllylä (FIN) • 2001: Johann Mühlegg (ESP) • 2003: Martin Koukal (CZE) • 2005: Frode Estil (NOR) • 2007: Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR) • 2009: Petter Northug (NOR) • 2011: Petter Northug (NOR)
Categories:- 1950 births
- Living people
- People from San Pietro di Cadore
- Italian cross-country skiers
- Cross-country skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Firefighters
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
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