Roberto Primus

Roberto Primus
nation	Italy
birthday	20th July 1949 (age 71)
place of birth	Paluzza , Italy
Career
status	resigned

Roberto Primus (born July 20, 1949 in Paluzza ) is a former Italian cross-country skier .

Career

Primus made its first international appearance at the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1970 in Vysoké Tatry . There he was sixth with the season. In February 1971 he won second place over 15 km in Santa Caterina Valfurva . At the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1974 in Falun , he came 42nd place over 15 km. At the beginning of March 1975, he finished second at the Lahti Ski Games behind Oddvar Brå over 50 km. The following year he ran at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck on 36th place over 15 km, 34th place over 30 km and 14th place over 50 km. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti in February 1978 he came in 33rd place over 50 km, 25th place over 30 km and 24th place over 15 km. Together with Maurilio De Zolt , Ulrico Kostner and Giulio Capitanio , he won 11th place in the relay. In the 1978/79 season he won the Telemark relay and won third place in the relay at the Czech Marusarzówna Memorial in Zakopane together with Maurilio De Zolt and Giulio Capitanio. He completed his last international race at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid . There he finished 43rd place over 30 km and 25th place over 50 km.

Primus won the Italian championships in 1977 and 1978 over 15 km and in 1977 over 30 km.

Participation in World Championships and Olympic Winter Games

Olympic games

• 1976 Innsbruck : 34th place 30 km, 36th place 15 km
• 1980 Lake Placid : 6th place relay, 19th place 50 km, 27th place 30 km, 39th place 15 km
• 1984 Sarajevo : 25th place 50 km, 43rd place 30 km

Nordic World Ski Championships

• 1970 Vysoké Tatry : 6th place season
• 1974 Falun : 42nd place 15 km
• 1978 Lahti : 11th place relay, 24th place 15 km, 25th place 30 km, 33rd place 50 km

Web links

• Roberto Primus on skisport365.com
• Roberto Primus in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Neues Deutschland , February 3, 1971 , p. 5
2. ↑ Results Lahti Ski Games
3. ↑ Neues Deutschland , February 16, 1979 , p. 6
4. ^ Primus Roberto ( Italian ) fondoitalia. December 13, 2019. Archived from the original on January 16, 2005. Retrieved on December 13, 2019.