Roland Thöni

Roland Thöni (born 17 January 1950) is a former alpine ski racer from northern Italy. A cousin of Gustav Thöni, Roland competed on the World Cup circuit during the 1970s.

Roland Thöni
Alpine skier
ClubFiamme Gialle[1]
Born(1950-01-17)17 January 1950
Trafoi, Italy
World Cup debut1970
Retired1976
Olympics
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Wins2
Podiums3
Overall titles0 (7th in 1972)
Discipline titles0 (3rd in 1972 SL)
Medal record
Olympic Games
1972 Sapporo Slalom

Biography

Roland Thöni was born in Trafoi, a frazione of Stilfs (South Tyrol). His World Cup debut was on February 7, 1971 was a top ten finish; he took seventh place in the slalom at Mürren, Switzerland.

His best year was 1972, which he opened with a bronze medal in the slalom at the Winter Olympics in Sapporo, finishing behind his cousin Gustav and Francisco Fernández Ochoa, the gold medalist from Spain.[2] In mid-March, Thöni also obtained his only two World cup victories; he won the slaloms at Madonna di Campiglio and Pra-Loup on consecutive days.

He did not reach the podium in the following World Cup seasons. His last international race was the downhill at the 1976 Winter Olympics, won by Franz Klammer.

World cup

All top 10 results
Race datePlaceDisciplinePosition
18-03-1972 Pra LoupSlalom1st
17-03-1972 Madonna di CampiglioSlalom1st
16-03-1972 Val GardenaGiant Slalom3rd
19-12-1971 SestriereSlalom4th
12-01-1975 WengenCombined5th
23-01-1972 WengenSlalom5th
28-01-1973 KitzbuehelSlalom6th
16-01-1972 KitzbuehelSlalom6th
21-03-1975 Val GardenaDownhill7th
07-02-1971 MuerrenSlalom7th
15-03-1972 Val GardenaDownhill8th
14-01-1973 WengenSlalom10th

Victories
DateLocationRace
March 17, 1972 Madonna di CampiglioSlalom
March 18, 1972 Pra-LoupSlalom

See also

References
  1. "Sport invernali statistiche Olimpiadi" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. "Italian Olympic Team - Alpine Skiing Medal Winners". italiansrus.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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