Mario Bacher (September 6, 1941 – July 16, 2014) is a former

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

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 ...

and cross-country skier. Bacher was born in

Formazza Formazza ( wae, Pumât, pms, Formassa) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about north of Verbania, on the border with Switzerland. Formazza ...

. He participated at the

1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm ...

, when he placed 12th in the 50 kilometres race of cross-country skiing. Together with

Lino Jordan Lino Jordan (15 May 1944 – 6 June 2023) was an Italian biathlete. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics. Jordan was born in Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses. Together with Mario Bacher and Franco Ceroni, he also finished ...

and Franco Ceroni he placed 3rd in the

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

ski mountaineering competition.''Lino Jordan''
(Italian), ''Mon pays étroubles'', p. 29. Further notable results were: * 1966: 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km * 1968: 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km

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1941 births 2014 deaths Italian male ski mountaineers Olympic cross-country skiers of Italy Cross-country skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Italian male cross-country skiers {{Italy-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub