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Roland Thöni

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Roland Thöni
Personal information
Born(1951-01-17)17 January 1951
Trafoi, Italy
Died4 April 2021(2021-04-04) (aged 70)[2]
Bolzano, Italy
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
ClubFiamme Gialle[1]
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
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Italy
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 2 0 0
Giant slalom 0 0 1
Total 2 0 1
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Sapporo Slalom

Roland Thöni (17 January 1951 – 4 April 2021) was an Italian alpine ski racer. A cousin of Gustav Thöni, Roland competed on the World Cup circuit during the 1970s.

Biography

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Roland Thöni was born in Trafoi, a frazione of Stilfs (South Tyrol). His World Cup debut on 7 February 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.[3] In mid-March 1972, Thöni also obtained his only two World cup victories; he won the slaloms at Madonna di Campiglio and Pra-Loup on consecutive days.[4]

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

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All top 10 results

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Race date Place Discipline Position
18-03-1972 France Pra Loup Slalom 1st
17-03-1972 Italy Madonna di Campiglio Slalom 1st
16-03-1972 Italy Val Gardena Giant slalom 3rd
19-12-1971 Italy Sestriere Slalom 4th
12-01-1975 Switzerland Wengen Combined 5th
23-01-1972 Switzerland Wengen Slalom 5th
28-01-1973 Austria Kitzbuehel Slalom 6th
16-01-1972 Austria Kitzbuehel Slalom 6th
21-03-1975 Italy Val Gardena Downhill 7th
07-02-1971 Switzerland Muerren Slalom 7th
15-03-1972 Italy Val Gardena Downhill 8th
14-01-1973 Switzerland Wengen Slalom 10th

Victories

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Date Location Race
17 March 1972 Italy Madonna di Campiglio Slalom
18 March 1972 France Pra-Loup Slalom

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sport invernali statistiche Olimpiadi" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "È mancato Rolando Thoeni" (in Italian). sciaremag.it. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Italian Olympic Team - Alpine skiing Medal Winners". italiansrus.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Rolando THOENI". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
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