Gianfranco "Franco" Stella (born 20 December 1938) is a former

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cross country skier. He competed in the 15 km and 30 km events at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics with the best result of 13th place in the 15 km in 1998.Franco Stella
. sports-reference.com Stella won a bronze medal in the 4×10 km relay at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in

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. Stella also won the 1971

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event together with his brothers Aldo and

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as well as in the 1973 edition together with Aldo and

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,Gianfranco Stella
. fondoitalia.it and finished second in the military team category together with Aldo and

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in the 1975 edition of the same competition, which was carried out as the first World Championship of Skimountaineering.Genuin Angelo
. fondoitalia.it Further notable results: * 1964: 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km * 1966: 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km * 1968: ** 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km ** 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km * 1970: 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km * 1972: 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km

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1938 births Living people Italian male cross-country skiers Italian male ski mountaineers Italian military patrol (sport) runners Sportspeople from Asiago FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Cross-country skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers for Italy Skiers from Veneto {{Italy-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub