Italy at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Italy competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

Italy at the
1976 Winter Olympics
IOC codeITA
NOCItalian National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coni.it (in Italian)
in Innsbruck
Competitors58 (47 men, 11 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearerGustav Thöni
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
4
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldPiero GrosAlpine skiingMen's slalom
 SilverGustavo ThoeniAlpine skiingMen's slalom
 SilverClaudia GiordaniAlpine skiingWomen's slalom
 BronzeHerbert PlankAlpine skiingMen's downhill

Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Erwin Stricker Downhill DNF –
Gustavo Thoeni 1:49.25 26
Rolando Thoeni 1:48.13 14
Herbert Plank 1:46.59
Franco Bieler Giant Slalom 1:47.00 10 1:43.24 7 3:30.24 8
Fausto Radici 1:46.87 9 1:43.22 6 3:30.09 7
Piero Gros 1:45.69 5 DNF – DNF –
Gustavo Thoeni 1:44.19 1 1:43.48 8 3:27.67 4
Fausto Radici Slalom DNF – – – DNF –
Piero Gros 1:01.23 5 1:02.06 1 2:03.29
Franco Bieler 1:01.04 4 DNF – DNF –
Gustavo Thoeni 1:00.55 2 1:03.18 2 2:03.73
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jolanda Plank Downhill 1:52.50 25
Wanda Bieler 1:50.58 20
Paola Hofer 1:49.60 15
Wanda Bieler Giant Slalom DNF –
Paola Hofer 1:32.67 23
Claudia Giordani 1:31.44 13
Wilma Gatta 1:30.51 7
Wilma Gatta Slalom DNF – – – DNF –
Paola Hofer DNF – – – DNF –
Wanda Bieler 48.86 11 46.80 8 1:35.66 8
Claudia Giordani 46.87 4 44.00 2 1:30.87

Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Time Penalties Adjusted time 1 Rank
20 km Pierantonio Clementi 1'16:08.86 7 1'23:08.86 23
Lino Jordan 1'15:49.83 2 1'17:49.83 7
Willy Bertin 1'13:50.36 3 1'16:50.36 4
1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
Athletes Race
Misses 2 Time Rank
Lino Jordan
Pierantonio Clementi
Luigi Weiss
Willy Bertin		 3 2'06:16.55 6
2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.

Bobsleigh
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
ITA-1 Giorgio Alverà
Franco Perruguet		 Two-man 56.62 7 56.71 6 56.84 8 57.13 9 3:47.30 8
ITA-2 Nevio De Zordo
Ezio Fiori		 Two-man 57.71 16 57.58 13 57.88 17 57.95 15 3:51.12 16
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
ITA-1 Giorgio Alverà
Piero Vegnuti
Adriano Bee
Francesco Butteri		 Four-man 55.59 10 55.92 12 56.94 14 57.42 12 3:45.87 12
ITA-2 Nevio De Zordo
Ezio Fiori
Roberto Porzia
Lino Benoni		 Four-man 55.75 11 55.80 10 57.08 16 57.17 11 3:45.80 11

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
15 km Fabrizio Pedranzini 48:58.30 53
Roberto Primus 47:29.02 36
Renzo Chiocchetti 47:11.22 29
Giulio Capitanio 46:51.14 21
30 km Ulrico Kostner 1'37:49.85 41
Renzo Chiocchetti 1'37:15.82 38
Roberto Primus 1'36:40.33 34
Giulio Capitanio 1'35:58.29 28
50 km Carlo Favre DNF –
Ulrico Kostner DNF –
Roberto Primus DNF –
Tonio Biondini DNF –
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Renzo Chiocchetti
Tonio Biondini
Ulrico Kostner
Giulio Capitanio		 2'12:07.12 7

Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Women
Athlete CF SP FS Points Places Rank
Susanna Driano 8 7 7 181.62 63 7
Ice Dancing
Athletes CD FD Points Places Rank
Stefania Bertele
Walter Cecconi		 16 17 166.22 140 16
Isabella Rizzi
Luigi Freroni		 17 14 168.64 133 14
Matilde Ciccia
Lamberto Ceserani		 7 6 191.46 58.5 6

Luge
Main article: Luge at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Paul Hildgartner n/a ? n/a ? n/a ? DNF – DNF –
Peter Gschnitzer 54.051 14 53.812 17 53.357 16 1:27.540 38 4:08.760 37
Karl Brunner 53.916 12 53.228 10 53.023 11 53.21 10 3:33.188 11

(Men's) Doubles

Athletes Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Karl Feichter
Ernst Haspinger		 43.853 12 43.318 5 1:27.121 7
Paul Hildgartner
Walter Plaikner		 43.781 11 44.058 12 1:27.839 11
Women
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Maria-Louise Rainer 44.943 16 44.848 16 44.768 16 44.972 17 2:59.531 16
Sarah Felder 44.056 12 43.118 11 43.075 10 43.374 10 2:53.623 11

Nordic combined
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
  • 15 km cross-country skiing
Athlete Event Ski Jumping Cross-country Total
Distance 1 Distance 2 Points Rank Time Points Rank Points Rank
Modesto De Silvestro Individual 60.5 62.0 139.8 33 52:27.61 180.09 25 319.89 32
Francesco Giacomelli 72.0 74.0 190.3 20 56:08.75 146.92 31 337.22 31

Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Distance Points Points Rank
Leo De Crignis Normal hill 70.5 91.1 74.0 99.7 190.8 50
Francesco Giacomelli 71.0 94.9 72.0 97.0 191.9 49
Lido Tomasi 76.0 101.4 76.0 101.9 203.3 45
Marcello Bazzana 75.0 103.8 74.5 102.0 205.8 38
Leo De Crignis Large hill 76.0 71.4 76.0 71.9 143.3 49
Marcello Bazzana 74.0 72.1 71.0 65.9 138.0 51
Lido Tomasi 82.0 80.8 77.0 71.3 152.1 47
Francesco Giacomelli 81.0 83.4 75.5 74.2 157.6 44

Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Bruno Toniolli 41.44 23
1000 m Floriano Martello 1:26.54 26
Bruno Toniolli 1:22.83 14
1500 m Giovanni Panciera 2:33.52 30
Floriano Martello 2:09.68 25
Bruno Toniolli 2:05.66 19
5000 m Loris Vellar 8:31.85 31
Ivano Bamberghi 8:21.04 28
Maurizio Marchetto 8:04.07 21
10,000 m Maurizio Marchetto 16:22.55 17

References
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.