Fausto Cerentin

Fausto Cerentin
Fausto Cerentin in June 2010
nation	Italy
birthday	1st December 1973
place of birth	Belluno
size	179 cm
Weight	97 kg
Career
discipline	Slalom , giant slalom , super-G , combination
society	Slalom ski ASD
National squad	since 1991
status	active
Medal table
World championships 3 × 4 × 5 × European championships 3 × 0 × 0 × Junior World Championship 1 × 1 × 1 ×
Grass ski world championships silver Müstair 1997 combination bronze Müstair 1997 Giant slalom bronze Müstair 1997 Super G bronze Gaal 1999 Giant slalom gold Olešnice 2007 Giant slalom gold Olešnice 2007 Super G silver Olešnice 2007 slalom silver Olešnice 2007 Super combo bronze Goldingen 2011 Giant slalom  European Grass Ski Championships gold Forni di Sopra 1996 Giant slalom gold Forni di Sopra 1996 Super G gold Forni di Sopra 1996 combination  Grass ski junior world championships silver Lanzo d'Intelvi 1991 slalom bronze Lanzo d'Intelvi 1991 Giant slalom gold Kálnica 1992 slalom
Placements in the World Cup
Overall World Cup 3. ( 2002 , 2006 , 2007 )
last change: October 22, 2012

Fausto Cerentin (born December 1, 1973 in Belluno ) is an Italian grass skier . He was two-time world champion , three-time European champion and six-time Italian champion, won several World Cup races and is a member of the grass ski national team of the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI).

Career

At the beginning of the 1990s, Cerentin achieved top positions at junior world championships for the first time . In 1991 he was second in slalom and third in giant slalom in Lanzo d'Intelvi and in 1992 he won the gold medal in slalom in Kálnica .

In the general class, Cerentin caused a sensation for the first time at the 1996 European Championships in Forni di Sopra , when he won gold three times in giant slalom, super-G and combined. The next year he was second in combination at the 1997 World Championships in Müstair , third in giant slalom and super-G, and fourth in slalom. At the 1999 World Championships in Gaal , he won bronze in the giant slalom. At the next three world championships, the Italian narrowly missed the medal ranks several times. In 2001 his best result was fifth place in slalom, in 2003 he drove in slalom and in the combination to fourth place, sixth place in giant slalom and ninth place in Super-G. In 2005 he was fourth in the combination, fifth in slalom, sixth in giant slalom and eighth in super-G. At the 2007 World Cup in Olešnice v Orlických horách , Czech Republic , he was able to improve significantly again. With two gold medals in giant slalom and super-G he won his first world championship title and with another two silver medals in slalom and super-combined he became the most successful athlete in these competitions. After not taking part in the 2009 World Championships, Cerentin won the bronze medal in the giant slalom at the 2011 World Championships in Goldingen . He was also fourth in the Super-G but only 18th in the slalom. In the super combined he was disqualified because of a peat error in the slalom run after he was third in the super G run.

In the World Cup , Cerentin achieved third place overall in the 2002 , 2006 and 2007 seasons with numerous podium places. He celebrated his last World Cup victory so far in the super combined from Wilhelmsburg at the beginning of the 2009 season , which he ended a week later. After almost a year out of racing, he achieved two podium positions and ninth place in the overall World Cup in the 2010 season. He also achieved two podium places and tenth place overall in the 2011 season , in 2012 he was again 13th in the overall World Cup with two podium places. At the Italian Championships, Cerentin has won six titles so far. In 2002 he won the slalom and the Super-G, in 2004 the giant slalom, in 2006 the slalom and the combined and in 2010 the Super-G again.

successes

World championships

• Müstair 1997 : 2nd combination, 3rd giant slalom, 3rd Super-G, 4th slalom
• Gaal 1999 : 3rd giant slalom
• Forni di Sopra 2001 : 5th slalom
• Castione della Presolana 2003 : 4th slalom, 4th combination, 6th giant slalom, 9th super-G
• Dizin 2005 : 4th combination, 5th slalom, 6th giant slalom, 8th super-G
• Olešnice v Orlických horách 2007 : 1st giant slalom, 1st super-G, 2nd slalom, 2nd super combination
• Goldingen 2011 : 3rd giant slalom, 4th super-G, 18th slalom

European championships

• Forni di Sopra 1996 : 1st giant slalom, 1st Super-G, 1st combination

Junior World Championships

• Lanzo d'Intelvi 1991 : 2nd slalom, 3rd giant slalom
• Kálnica 1992 : 1st slalom

World cup

• 3rd overall: 2002 , 2006 and 2007
• 4th overall: 2001
• 5th overall: 2003

Italian championships

• Cerentin is six times Italian champion: slalom 2002 and 2006, giant slalom 2004, super-G 2002 and 2010, combination 2006

Web links

Commons : Fausto Cerentin  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Fausto Cerentin ( Memento from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) at the Italian Winter Sports Federation (Italian)
• Fausto Cerentin in the database of the International Ski Federation (English) - results only registered since 2004