Marco Zarucchi (born January 22, 1972) is a Swiss

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skier who competed in his sport from 1993 to 1999. He finished seventh in the 4 x 5 km team event at the

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. Zarruchi's best finish at the

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was 17th in the 7.5 km sprint event at Ramsau in

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. His best World Cup finish was second in a 7.5 km sprint event in

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in 1998. Zarruchi earned four career victories, all in 1997 in 15 km individual World Cup B events.

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