Roberto Lacedelli
{{Short description|Italian alpine skier (1919–1983)}}
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Roberto Lacedelli (2 June 1919 – 26 July 1983) was an Italian alpine skier.
Life and career
Born in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Lacedelli started his professional career in 1937 and competed in the slalom, ski jumping, combined and downskill specialties.{{cite news |title=E' morto Roberto Lacedelli uomo degli sport invernali |work=La Stampa |date=27 July 1983 |page=17 July 1983}} During the World War II he took refuge in Switzerland, where he continued to compete using the false name Smeterlink. He competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics and the 1952 Winter Olympics,{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/roberto-lacedelli-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418012645/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/roberto-lacedelli-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Roberto Lacedelli Olympic Results |access-date=2 March 2018}} and at three FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. He was also national champion in various specialties five times. He retired in 1952, and after his retirement he worked as a ski and tennis trainer. Among the athletes he trained, there was Giuliana Minuzzo.{{cite book |last1=Pacor |first1=Matteo |last2=Vegliani |first2=Stefano |title=Discese, speciali e giganti |date=2022 |publisher=Mondadori |isbn=978-88-357-1551-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p79ZEAAAQBAJ&dq=Roberto+Lacedelli&pg=PT48 |language=it}}
Lacedelli died of cerebral embolism while giving a tennis lesson on 26 July 1983, at the age of 64.{{cite news |last1=r.s. |title=Lacedelli muore giocando a tennis |work=Corriere della Sera|date=27 July 1983 |page=19}} His sons Renato and Aldo are both former hockey players who played for the Italian national team.
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{{Italian Alpine Ski Champions in men's downhill}}
{{Italian Alpine Ski Champions in men's slalom}}
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Category:Italian male alpine skiers
Category:Olympic alpine skiers for Italy
Category:Alpine skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Category:Alpine skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Cortina d'Ampezzo
Category:Skiers from the Province of Belluno
Category:20th-century Italian sportsmen
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