Gianfranco Martin (born 15 February 1970) is an Italian
alpine skier
Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...
who competed in the
1992 Winter Olympics
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, nations = 64
, athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women)
, events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines)
, opening = 8 February 1992
, closing = 23 February 1992
, opened_by = President François Mitterrand
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and in the
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro ...
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He now runs a hotel which is designed for disabled athletes and fitness empire in Sestriere, Italy which includes Europe’s highest 8 lane running track which attracts international athletics teams for altitude training.
Biography
He was born in
Genoa
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian ce ...
. In 1992 he won the silver medal in the Alpine combined event. In the
super-G competition he finished twelfth and in the
downhill contest he finished 14th.
Two years later he finished 15th in the
Alpine combined event and 29th in the
giant slalom competition.
See also
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Italy national alpine ski team at the Olympics
References
External links
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1970 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Genoa
Italian male alpine skiers
Olympic alpine skiers for Italy
Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Italy
Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Italian alpine skiing coaches
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