Palmiro Serafini (27 February 1945 – 28 December 2013) was 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 ...

and cross-country skier. Serafini was born in

Pievepelago Pievepelago ( Frignanese: or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Modena in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna in the heart of the northern Apennine Mountains. Situated on the ''Scoltenna river'', in a mountain valley, it is a t ...

. 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 sixth together with Giulio de Florian,

Franco Nones Francesco "Franco" Nones (born 1 February 1941) is an Italian former cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s. Biography Nones was born in Castello-Molina di Fiemme. His best known finish was a gold medal in the 30 km event at th ...

and Aldo Stella in the 4 × 10 kilometres relay event of cross-country skiing. Together with the brothers

Gianfranco Gianfranco is a compound Italian given name, consisting of Gian- and Franco. ''Gian-'' comes from Giovanni and is used in compound names. It is closest to John or French Jean. Gianni means "God is gracious" and Franco means "Free man" or "Frenchman ...

and Aldo Stella he won the 1973

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

ski mountaineering competition.

Further notable results

* 1967: 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km * 1968: ** 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km ** 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km

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Palmiro Serafini
1945 births 2013 deaths Italian male ski mountaineers Olympic cross-country skiers of Italy Sportspeople from the Province of Modena Italian male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics {{Italy-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub