Lorenzo Holzknecht (born 12 December 1984) is an Italian

ski mountaineer Ski mountaineering (abbreviated to skimo) is a skiing discipline that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them, depending on the steepness of the ascent, and then descending on skis. There are two major categories of equipmen ...

. Holzknecht was born in

Sondalo Sondalo (''Sondel'' in Valtellinese dialect) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Sondrio. Sondalo borders the following municipali ...

. He started ski mountaineering in 2001 and competed first in the same year. He became a member of the national team in 2002.

Selected results

* 2004: ** 3rd,

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

ind. "juniors" class race * 2007: ** 1st U23, European Championship vertical race (Morzine- Avoriaz) ** 1st U23, European Championship ind. race **1st U23 Pierra Menta * 2008: ** 1st, ''Trofeo Angelo Gherardi'' ** 7th,

team race (together with

Ivan Murada Ivan Murada (born 4 April 1965) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Selected results * 1997: ** 1st, ''Trofeo "Rinaldo Maffeis"'' (together with Graziano Boscacci) * 1998: ** 3rd, Sellaronda Skimarathon (together with Ivan Murada) * 1999: ** 1st, ' ...

) **2nd, Adamello Ski Raid * 2009: ** 1st, European Championship relay race (together with

Dennis Brunod Dennis Brunod (born 16 June 1978 in Aosta) is an Italian ski mountaineer, mountain and skyrunner. Life Born in Aosta but living in Châtillon, Brunod added ski mountaineering to his favorite sports in 2000, when he first competed in the Moun ...

Manfred Reichegger Manfred Reichegger (6 January 1977) is an Italian ski mountaineer, sky runner and mountain runner. Biography Reichegger was born in Bruneck. He competed first in ski mountaineering in 1999 and has been member of the national team since 2002. He al ...

and

Damiano Lenzi Damiano Lenzi (born 14 August 1987, Domodossola, VB, Piedmont, Italy) is an Italian ski mountaineer and cross-country skier, Italian Army member, Mountain Warfare Troops ("Alpini"). Selected results * 2009: ** 1st, European Championship relay ...

) ** 2nd, European Championship team race (together with

Guido Giacomelli Guido Giacomelli (born September 5, 1980) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Giacomelli was born in Sondalo. He started ski mountaineering in 1995 and competed first in the Pierra Menta race in 1998. He has been member of the national team since 20 ...

) ** 3rd, European Championship ind. race ** 3rd, European Championship combination ranking ** 3rd, ''Valtellina Orobie'' World Cup race **1st, Vertical race Italian Championship **3rd, ind race Italian Championship * 2010 ** 1st,

relay race (together with Damiano Lenzi, Dennis Brunod and Manfred Reichegger) ** 3rd, World Championship team race (together with Damiano Lenzi) * 2011: ** 2nd Overall

Pierra Menta The Pierra Menta has been an annual competition of ski mountaineering at Arêches-Beaufort in the region of Beaufort, Savoie south-eastern France since 1986. The Pierra Menta is one of the three best known races of the Alps (''les grandes trois de ...

**2nd,

team race (together with Manfred Reichegger) **1st, Team Race Italian Championship * 2012: ** 1st Overall

**2nd, La Grand Course Overall **1st, European Championship team, together with Manfred Reichegger ** 10th, European Championship ind. ** 1st, Sellaronda Skimarathon (together with

Michele Boscacci Michele Boscacci (born 4 January 1990) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Boscacci, son of Graziano Boscacci, was born in Sondalo, and started skiing when he was five years old. In 2004 he competed at his first Pierra Menta race, when he was fourtee ...

) ** 2nd, 2012 Crested Butte Ski Mountaineering Race, single and total ranking ** 3rd, 2012 Crested Butte Ski Mountaineering Race, sprintNorth American Ski Mountaineering Championships - Results
**1st, Vertical race Italian Championship *2013 **3rd Overall

**3rd Overall Mezzalama Trophy **3rd Overall

Adamello Ski Raid The Adamello Ski Raid is an annual ski mountaineering competition at the Italian Tonale Pass declared as the final race of the European Cup of Ski Mountaineering by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions (ISMC). Starting poi ...

**1st, Team Race Italian Championship **1st Overall Italian Cup *2014 **2nd Overall Sellaronda Skimarathon **3rd, ind race Italian Championship *2015 **3rd, Vertical Race

World Championships of Ski Mountaineering The World Championships of Ski Mountaineering are biannually held ski mountaineering competitions. History The events were originally sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions (ISMC). The first official world ma ...

(Verbier) **1st Overall Sellaronda Skimarathon (new Record) **2nd Overall Mezzalama Trophy **3rd, Vertical race Italian Championship *2016 **1st Overall Sellaronda Skimarathon

Pierra Menta

* 2002: 1st, cadets class race * 2010: 4th, together with Damiano Lenzi * 2011: 2nd, together with Guido Giacomelli * 2012: 1st, together with Manfred Reichegger

Trofeo Mezzalama

* 2007: 6th, together with

Daniele Pedrini Daniele Pedrini (born October 29, 1976) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Pedrini was born in Bormio. He is member of the ''Sci Club Alta Valtellina''. Selected results * 2006: ** 2nd, ''Trofeo Parravicini'' (together with Guido Giacomelli) ** 3r ...

and

Mattia Coletti Mattia Coletti (born September 25, 1984) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Coletti was born in Sondalo. He started ski mountaineering in 1998 and competed first in the Trofeo Folgore race in the same year. He has been member of the Italian national ...

* 2011: 7th, together with Guido Giacomelli and Jean Pellissier''2011 Trofeo Mezzalama - men results''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Holzknecht, Lorenzo 1984 births Living people Italian male ski mountaineers World ski mountaineering champions People from Sondalo Sportspeople from the Province of Sondrio