Vincenzo Demetz (10 September 1911 – 24 November 1990), named also ''Zenz de Tita d'Odl'', 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 ...
who competed in the 1930s.
At the
1936 Winter Olympics
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...
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 13th and in the
50 km competition he finished 19th. He won two bronze medals in the
1937 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1937 took place on February 12–18, 1937, in Chamonix, France. The French city hosted the 1924 Winter Olympics which is considered by the FIS
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in the 50 km and the 4 x 10 km.
Further notable results were:
* 1935: 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 18 km
* 1936:
** 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 18 km
** 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 36 km
* 1938:
** 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
** 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 18 km
* 1951: 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
Demetz was born and died in
Santa Cristina Gherdëina
Santa Cristina Gherdëina (; it, Santa Cristina Valgardena ; german: St. Christina in Gröden ) is a Ladin ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about east of the city of Bolzano. Its Saslong ski run is home of the ...
. He was the grandfather of
Michela Ponza
Michela Ponza (born 12 February 1979) is a retired Italian professional biathlete, who competed on the World Cup circuit from the final round of the World Cup in the 1997–98 season to the final round in the 2013–14 season.
Biography
She had s ...
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1911 births
1990 deaths
Italian male cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers for Italy
Cross-country skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
People from Santa Cristina Gherdëina
Skiers from South Tyrol
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