Aristide Compagnoni (26 July 1910 – 13 April 1995) was an Italian

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

who competed in the 1930s. Compagnoni, born in

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was the brother of the skiers Severino and Ottavio Compagnoni.''Compagnoni Aristide, Severino e Ottavio''
. He won two bronze medals in the 4 x 10 km at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (1937 and 1939). At the 1935

Trofeo Mezzalama The Mezzalama Trophy ( it, Trofeo Mezzalama, french: Trophée Mezzalama, a.k.a. ''white marathon''

, together with Mario Compagnoni and Silvio Confortola, he finished third.Storia della Valle D'Aosta
The 1938

Trofeo Mezzalama The Mezzalama Trophy ( it, Trofeo Mezzalama, french: Trophée Mezzalama, a.k.a. ''white marathon''

he won together with the brothers Severino and Silvio Confortola. He participated in the demonstration event, military patrol (precursor to biathlon), in the

1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz ...

, when he had the military rank

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. Further notable results were: * 1939: 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 18 km * 1940: 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 18 km * 1941: 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km * 1943: 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km * 1946: 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 18 km

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World Championship results

{{DEFAULTSORT:Compagnoni, Aristide 1910 births 1995 deaths Italian military patrol (sport) runners Italian male cross-country skiers Italian male ski mountaineers Olympic biathletes for Italy Military patrol competitors at the 1948 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from the Province of Sondrio FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing