Severino Menardi (9 November 1910 – 13 January 1978) was an Italian

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

Nordic combined skier Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first ever Winter Olympics in 1924, while the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup ...

, and ski jumper who competed in the

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and in the

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. He was born in

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Biography

In 1932 he finished 21st in the Nordic combined event and 27th in the ski jumping competition. He also participated in the 18 km cross-country skiing event and finished 34th. Four years later he was a member of the Italian relay team which finished fourth in the 4x10 km relay competition. In the 18 km event he finished 16th and in the Nordic combined event he finished 20th.

Achievements

Alpine skiing

National titles

Menardi won five national titles. *

Italian Alpine Ski Championships The Italian Alpine Ski Championships ( it, Campionati italiani di sci alpino) are the national championships in alpine skiing, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana Sport Invernali (FISI). 2023 edition held in La Thuile, Aosta Valle ...

**Downhill: 1931, 1935 (2) **Slalom: 1931 (1) **Combined: 1931, 1935 (2)

Cross-country skiing

* 1933: 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 18 km * 1935: 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 18 km * 1938: 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 18 km

Nordic combined

* 1933: 1st, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing * 1934: 1st, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing * 1936: 1st, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Menardi, Severino 1910 births 1978 deaths Italian male ski jumpers Italian male cross-country skiers Italian male Nordic combined skiers Olympic ski jumpers of Italy Olympic cross-country skiers of Italy Olympic Nordic combined skiers of Italy Ski jumpers at the 1932 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1932 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1932 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics People from Cortina d'Ampezzo Alpine skiers of Fiamme Gialle Sportspeople from the Province of Belluno