Ezio Damolin (25 December 1944 – 18 March 2022) was an Italian

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skier and

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who competed in the 1960s and 1970s. His best finish at the

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was fifth in the Nordic combined event at

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. He was born in

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. Damolin's finish was the best for Italy in the Olympic Nordic combined event until Alessandro Pittin won bronze in the 10 km individual normal hill event at the

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Further notable results

Nordic combined

* 1964: 2nd, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing * 1965: 1st, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing * 1966: 1st, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing * 1967: 1st, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing * 1968: 2nd, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing * 1969: 1st, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing * 1970: 1st, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing * 1971: 2nd, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing * 1972: 1st, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing * 1973: 1st, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing * 1976: 2nd, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing

Ski jumping

* 1968: 1st, Italian championships of ski jumping * 1969: 3rd, Italian championships of ski jumping * 1971: 2nd, Italian championships of ski jumping * 1972: 3rd, Italian championships of ski jumping * 1974: 1st, Italian championships of ski jumping

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* 1944 births 2022 deaths Italian male Nordic combined skiers Italian male ski jumpers Nordic combined skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Italy Olympic ski jumpers for Italy Sportspeople from Trentino Skiers from Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol {{nordic-skiing-bio-stub