1988 Winter Olympics / Participant (Italy)

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Italy took part in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada, with a delegation of 58 athletes in eight disciplines, including 42 men and 16 women. With two gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals, Italy was the tenth most successful nation in the Games. Both gold medals were won by the ski racer Alberto Tomba , who was Olympic champion in giant slalom and slalom.

The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was cross-country skier Maurilio De Zolt .

Participants by sport

biathlon

• Pieralberto Carrara

  10 km sprint: 13th place (26: 32.7 min)

• Werner Kiem

  20 km individual: 43rd place (1: 04: 00.3 h)

  4 × 7.5 km relay: bronze (1: 23: 51.5 h)

• Roberto Marchesi

  10 km sprint: 33rd place (27: 36.7 min)

• Johann Passler

  10 km sprint: 7th place (26: 07.7 min)

  20 km individual: bronze (57: 10.1 min)

  4 × 7.5 km relay: bronze (1: 23: 51.5 h)

• Gottlieb Taschler

  20 km individual: 11th place (55: 53.6 min)

  4 × 7.5 km relay: bronze (1: 23: 51.5 h)

• Andreas Zingerle

  10 km sprint: 15th place (26: 33.0 min)

  20 km individual: disqualified

  4 × 7.5 km relay: bronze (1: 23: 51.5 h)

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Men, twos

• Alex Wolf , Georg Beikircher (ITA-1)

  17th place (3: 59.35 min)

• Ivo Ferriano , Stefano Ticci (ITA-2)

  19th place (4:00, 14 min)

Men, foursome

• Alex Wolf , Pasguale Gesuito , Georg Beikircher , Stefano Ticci (ITA-1)

  10th place (3: 49.46 min)

• Roberto D'Amico , Thomas Rottensteiner , Paolo Scaramuzza , Andrea Meneghin (ITA-2)

  19th place (3: 51.88 min)

figure skating

Men

• Alessandro Riccitelli

  21st place (42.0)

Women

• Beatrice Gelmini

  11th place (26.8)

Ice dance

• Lia Trovati & Roberto Pelizzola

  10th place (20.0)

Speed ​​skating

Men

• Bruno Milesi

  5000 m: 15th place (6: 54.93 min)

  10,000 m: 13th place (14: 23.84 min)

• Roberto Sighel

  5000 m: 11th place (6: 53.04 min)

  10,000 m: 7th place (14: 13.60 min)

Women

• Elena Belci

  3000 m: 13th place (4: 27.21 min)

  5000 m: 12th place (7: 37.23 min)

Luge

Men

• Kurt Brugger

  15th place (3: 08.621 min)

• Paul Hildgartner

  10th place (3: 07.696 min)

• Hansjörg Raffl

  8th place (3: 07.525 min)

Men, two-seaters

• Kurt Brugger & Wilfried Huber

  7th place (1: 32.553 min)

• Bernhard Kammerer & Walter Brunner

  9th place (1: 33.171 min)

Women

• Veronika Oberhuber

  13th place (3: 07.516 min)

• Marie-Luise Rainer

  15th place (3: 08.145 min)

• Gerda Weissensteiner

  14th place (3: 07.665 min)

Alpine skiing

Men

• Ivano Camozzi

  Super-G: 10th place (1: 42.66 min)

  Giant Slalom: 4th place (2: 08.77 min)

  Slalom: race not finished

• Igor Cigolla

  Departure: 31st place (2: 05.85 min)

  Combination: slalom race not finished

• Carlo Gerosa

  Super-G: 26th place (1: 45.82 min)

  Giant Slalom: 17th place (2: 11.65 min)

  Slalom: disqualified

• Heinz Holzer

  Super-G: 11th place (1: 42.88 min)

  Giant Slalom: 27th place (2: 13.28 min)

• Michael Mair

  Departure: race not finished

• Alberto Tomba

  Super-G: race not finished

  Giant Slalom: Gold (2: 06.37 min)

  Slalom: Gold (1: 39.47 min)

• Oswald Tötsch

  Slalom: 8th place (1: 40.55 min)

  Combination: 18th place (134.14)

• Danilo Sbardellotto

  Downhill: 10th place (2: 02.69 min)

  Combination: slalom race not finished

Women

• Nadia Bonfini

  Giant slalom: disqualified

  Slalom: race not finished

• Paoletta Magoni

  Giant slalom: race not finished

  Slalom: 7th place (1: 39.76 min)

• Michaela Marzola

  Downhill: 19th place (1: 28.69 min)

  Super-G: 7th place (1: 20.91 min)

  Combination: 10th place (85.34)

Cross-country skiing

Men

• Marco Albarello

  15 km classic: 9th place (42: 48.6 min)

  30 km classic: 8th place (1: 26: 09.1 h)

• Silvano Barco

  30 km classic: 38th place (1: 32: 41.8 h)

  4 × 10 km relay: 5th place (1: 46: 16.7 h)

• Fausto Bormetti

  50 km freestyle: 18th place (2: 10: 20.7 h)

• Maurilio De Zolt

  15 km classic: 6th place (42: 31.2 min)

  50 km freestyle: silver (2: 05: 36.4 h)

  4 × 10 km relay: 5th place (1: 46: 16.7 h)

• Gianfranco Polvara

  15 km classic: 14th place (43: 08.3 min)

  30 km classic: 7th place (1: 26: 02.7 h)

  50 km freestyle: 10th place (2: 08: 40.3 h)

• Giorgio Vanzetta

  15 km classic: 10th place (42: 49.6 min)

  30 km classic: 5th place (1: 25: 37.2 h)

  4 × 10 km relay: 5th place (1: 46: 16.7 h)

• Albert Walder

  50 km freestyle: 16th place (2: 09: 19.6 h)

  4 × 10 km relay: 5th place (1: 46: 16.7 h)

Women

• Clara Angerer

  5 km classic: 24th place (16: 20.4 min)

  4 × 5 km relay: 10th place (1: 04: 23.6 h)

• Stefania Belmondo

  10 km classic: 19th place (31: 47.2 min)

  20 km freestyle: 29th place (1: 01: 36.9 h)

  4 × 5 km relay: 10th place (1: 04: 23.6 h)

• Gabriella Carrel

  5 km classic: 42nd place (17: 08.8 min)

• Guidina Dal Sasso

  5 km classic: 27th place (16: 26.4 min)

  10 km classic: 11th place (31: 16.7 min)

  20 km freestyle: 19th place (59: 40.4 min)

  4 × 5 km relay: 10th place (1: 04: 23.6 h)

• Elena Desderi

  20 km freestyle: 26th place (1:02: 54.8 h)

  4 × 5 km relay: 10th place (1: 04: 23.6 h)

• Manuela Di Centa

  5 km classic: 18th place (15: 57.2 min)

  10 km classic: 20th place (31: 50.2 min)

  20 km freestyle: 6th place (57: 55.2 min)

• Bice Vanzetta

  10 km classic: 17th place (31: 34.5 min)

Ski jumping

• Virginio Lunardi

  Normal hill: 50th place (161.6)

  Large hill: 45th place (150.9)

• Sandro Sambugaro

  Normal hill: 46th place (165.5)

  Large hill: 39th place (161.6)

Web links

• Italy at the 1988 Winter Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )