Giorgio Vanzetta
{{short description|Italian cross-country skier}}
{{Infobox skier
| name = Giorgio Vanzetta
| image = Giorgio Vanzetta.jpg
|caption =
| nationality = {{ITA}}
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|10|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cavalese, Italy
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height =
| club = G.S. Fiamme Gialle
| wins = 0
| totalpodiums = 3
| teamwins = 3
| teampodiums = 11
| individual_starts = 92
| team_starts = 24
| wcoveralls = 0 – (9th in 1982)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's cross-country skiing}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ITA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalGold|1994 Lillehammer|4 × 10 km relay}}
{{MedalSilver|1992 Albertville|4 × 10 km relay}}
{{MedalBronze|1992 Albertville|10 km + 15 km
combined pursuit}}
{{MedalBronze|1992 Albertville|50 km freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|1985 Seefeld|4 × 10 km relay}}
{{MedalSilver|1993 Falun|4 × 10 km relay}}
}}
Giorgio Vanzetta (born 9 October 1959 in Cavalese) is an Italian former cross-country skier who competed from 1980 to 2002. His best known victory was part of the 4 × 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. He also won three medals at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville with a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay and bronzes in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit and 50 km.
Vanzetta also won two silver medals in the 4 × 10 km relay (1985, 1993) at the Nordic skiing World Championships. His sister, Bice, also competed in cross-country skiing from 1986 to 1994.
At the Opening Ceremony for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin on 10 February, he and his 4 × 10 km relay teammates (Maurilio De Zolt, Marco Albarello, and Silvio Fauner) who won the gold at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, were among the last carriers of the Olympic torch before it was lit by fellow Italian cross-country skier Stefania Belmondo.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).{{cite web |url=https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&listid=&competitorid=75261|title=Athlete : VANZETTA Giorgio |author= |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=16 March 2018}}
=Olympic Games=
- 4 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 10 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 15 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Pursuit ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 30 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 50 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 10 km | |||||||
| 1980 | 20 | {{n/a}} | 34 | {{n/a}} | — | — | 6 |
| 1984 | 24 | {{n/a}} | 14 | {{n/a}} | 24 | 30 | 7 |
| 1988 | 28 | {{n/a}} | 10 | {{n/a}} | 5 | — | 5 |
| 1992 | 32 | 7 | {{n/a}} | bgcolor="cc9966"| Bronze | — | bgcolor="cc9966"| Bronze | style="background:silver;"| Silver |
| 1994 | 34 | 15 | {{n/a}} | 9 | 14 | 8 | style="background:gold;"| Gold |
=World Championships=
- 2 medals – (2 silver)
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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 10 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 15 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 15 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Pursuit ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 30 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 50 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 10 km | ||||||||
| 1982 | 22 | {{n/a}} | — | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 9 | — | — |
| 1985 | 25 | {{n/a}} | 4 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 7 | — | style="background:silver;"|Silver |
| 1987 | 27 | {{n/a}} | 7 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 9 | 14 | 5 |
| 1989 | 29 | {{n/a}} | 14 | 28 | {{n/a}} | — | — | 7 |
| 1991 | 31 | 4 | {{n/a}} | 11 | {{n/a}} | — | — | 4 |
| 1993 | 33 | 10 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 7 | — | 11 | style="background:silver;"|Silver |
| 1995 | 35 | — | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | — | — | 4 | — |
| 1997 | 37 | — | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | — | — | 11 | — |
=World Cup=
==Season standings==
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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;" rowspan="2" | Season ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;" rowspan="2" | Age | ||||
| style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Overall
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Long Distance ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Sprint | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 22 | 9 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 1983 | 23 | 34 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 1984 | 24 | 49 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 1985 | 25 | 22 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 1986 | 26 | 12 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 1987 | 27 | 18 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 1988 | 28 | 24 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 1989 | 29 | 25 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 1990 | 30 | 17 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 1991 | 31 | 21 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 1992 | 32 | 11 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 1993 | 33 | 12 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 1994 | 34 | 19 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 1995 | 35 | 41 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 1996 | 36 | 28 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 1997 | 37 | 34 | 35 | 26 |
| 1998 | 38 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | — |
==Individual podiums==
- 3 podiums
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| align=center|1 | rowspan=1 align=center| 1985–86 | align=right| 2 March 1986 | align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finland | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
| align=center|2 | rowspan=2 align=center| 1991–92 | align=right| 15 February 1992 | align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Albertville, France | 15 km Pursuit F | Olympic Games{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} | 3rd |
| align=center|3 | align=right| 22 February 1992 | align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Albertville, France | 50 km Individual F | Olympic Games{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} | 3rd |
==Team podiums==
- 3 victories
- 11 podiums
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| align=center|1 | rowspan=2 align=center| 1984–85 | align=right| 24 January 1985 | align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Seefeld, Austria | 4 × 10 km Relay | World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} | 2nd | Albarello / De Zolt / Ploner |
| align=center|2 | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 10 March 1985 | align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10 km Relay | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st | Walder / Barco / De Zolt | |
| align=center|3 | rowspan=1 align=center| 1985–86 | align=right| 13 March 1986 | align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Albarello / Walder / De Zolt |
| align=center|4 | rowspan=1 align=center| 1986–87 | align=right| 19 March 1987 | align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | De Zolt / Albarello / Pulie |
| align=center|5 | rowspan=1 align=center| 1987–88 | align=right| 13 March 1988 | align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Albarello / De Zolt / Barco |
| align=center|6 | rowspan=1 align=center|1989–90 | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 1 March 1990 | align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finland | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 × 10 km Relay C/F | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st | Fauner / De Zolt / Runggaldier |
| align=center|7 | rowspan=1 align=center| 1991–92 | align=right| 18 February 1992 | align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Albertville, France | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | Olympic Games{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} | 2nd | Pulie / Albarello / Fauner |
| align=center|8 | rowspan=1 align=center| 1992–93 | align=right| 26 February 1993 | align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} | 2nd | De Zolt / Albarello / Fauner |
| align=center|9 | rowspan=2 align=center|1993–94 | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 22 February 1994 | align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Lillehammer, Norway | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 × 10 km Relay C/F | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Olympic Games{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st | De Zolt / Albarello / Fauner |
| align=center|10 | align=right| 13 March 1994 | align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Barco / De Zolt / Fauner | |
| align=center|11 | rowspan=1 align=center| 1995–96 | align=right| 13 January 1996 | align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Nové Město, Czech Republic | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Maj / Valbusa / Godioz |
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Note: {{note label|worldcuprace|1}} Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
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{{Footer Olympic Champions XC Relay Men}}
{{Walk of Fame of Italian sport}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vanzetta, Giorgio}}
Category:Italian male cross-country skiers
Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
Category:Sportspeople from Cavalese
Category:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Category:Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Italy
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Italy
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
Category:Olympic cross-country skiers for Italy