Silvio Fauner

Silvio Fauner ( born November 1, 1968 in San Pietro di Cadore, Province of Belluno ) is an Italian former cross-country skier.

He was in the 1990s, the most successful coin collectors in cross-country skiing. Highlight of his career was the Olympic gold medal with the Italian relay at the 1994 Olympic Games in Lillehammer, when he was able to defeat on the home straight Bjørn Dæhlie in the final sprint. At the World Championships in 1995, he could win the world title over 50 kilometers.

Fauner was a member of the sports promotion group of Carabinieri. Since May 2007 he is technical delegate of the Italian cross-country team.

Achievements

  • Winter Olympics - Albertville 1992 Silver medal in the 4x10 km relay
  • Gold medal in the 4x10 km relay
  • Bronze in the 15 km
  • Silver medal in the 4x10 km relay
  • Bronze medal over 30 km in classic style
  • Silver medal in the 4x10 km relay
  • Bronze in the 25 km
  • Gold medal in the 50 km free style
  • Silver medal in the 15 km
  • Bronze medal with the 4x10 km relay
  • Bronze medal with the 4x10 km relay
  • Bronze medal with the 4x10 km relay
Italy Winter Olympic Games Nordic skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics Nordic skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics Nordic skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999 List of Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Sulo Nurmela Klaes Karppinen Gunnar Eriksson Urpo Korhonen Fyodor Terentyev Toimi Alatalo Veikko Hakulinen Janne Stefansson Odd Martinsen Yuri Skobov Vasily Pavlovich Rochev Nikolay Zimyatov Thomas Wassberg Benny Kohlberg Gunde Svan Terje Langli Kristen Skjeldal Marco Albarello Giorgio Vanzetta Sture Sivertsen Anders Aukland Frode Estil Fulvio Valbusa Giorgio Di Centa Pietro Piller Cottrer Cristian Zorzi Daniel Richardsson Marcus Hellner List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in men's cross-country skiing Thorleif Haug Matti Raivio John Lindgren Per-Erik Hedlund Anselm Knuuttila Ole Stenen Veli Saarinen Elis Wiklund Nils-Joel Englund Pekka Niemi Lars Bergendahl Nils Karlsson Gjermund Eggen Gerhard Grimmer Ivar Formo Martin Koukal Petter Northug
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