Bice Vanzetta

Bice Vanzetta (born 7 March 1961) is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1986 to 1994.

Bice Vanzetta
Country Italy
Born (1961-03-07) 7 March 1961
Cavalese, Italy
Ski clubU.S. Cornacci
World Cup career
Seasons19861988, 19901994
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums4
Indiv. starts36
Team starts8
Overall titles0 – (24th in 1993)

Biography

She won two bronze medals at the Winter Olympics in the 4 × 5 km relay (1992, 1994). Vanzetta's best finish at the Winter Olympics was 19th in the 5 km event in 1994.

She also won two silver medals in the 4 × 5 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (1991, 1993). Vanzetta's best individual finish at the World Championships was 12th in the 5 km event in 1991.

Vanzetta's best career individual finish was third in an FIS race in 1992 in Italy.

She is the younger sister of four time Olympic medalist Giorgio Vanzetta.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

  • 2 medals – (2 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km  15 km  Pursuit   20 km  30 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
19882717N/AN/AN/A
19923128N/ADNF20N/ABronze
19943319N/A34N/ABronze

World Championships

  • 2 medals – (2 silver)
 Year   Age   5 km  10 km  15 km  Pursuit  20 km  30 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
19872613N/AN/A13N/A5
19913012N/AN/ASilver
19933222N/A2629N/A33Silver

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
19862548
19872637
198827NC
199028NC
19912942
19923043
19933124
19943243

Team podiums

  • 4 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1990–91 15 February 1991 Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]2ndDi Centa / Paruzzi / Belmondo
2 1991–92 18 February 1992 Albertville, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FOlympic Games[1]3rdDi Centa / Paruzzi / Belmondo
3 1992–93 26 February 1993 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]2ndDi Centa / Paruzzi / Belmondo
4 1993–94 22 February 1994 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FOlympic Games[1]3rdDi Centa / Paruzzi / Belmondo

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

  1. "VANZETTA Bice". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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