Roland Thöni (17 January 1951 – 4 April 2021) was an Italian alpine ski racer. A cousin of Gustav Thöni, Roland competed on the World Cup circuit during the 1970s.
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| Born | 17 January 1951 Trafoi, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 April 2021 (aged 70)[2] Bolzano, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Fiamme Gialle[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 (7th in 1972) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 (3rd in 1972 SL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography edit
Roland Thöni was born in Trafoi, a frazione of Stilfs (South Tyrol). His World Cup debut on 7 February 1971 was a top ten finish; he took seventh place in the slalom at Mürren, Switzerland.
His best year was 1972, which he opened with a bronze medal in the slalom at the Winter Olympics in Sapporo, finishing behind his cousin Gustav and Francisco Fernández Ochoa, the gold medalist from Spain.[3] In mid-March 1972, Thöni also obtained his only two World cup victories; he won the slaloms at Madonna di Campiglio and Pra-Loup on consecutive days.[4]
He did not reach the podium in the following World Cup seasons. His last international race was the downhill at the 1976 Winter Olympics, won by Franz Klammer.
World cup edit
All top 10 results edit
| Race date | Place | Discipline | Position |
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| 18-03-1972 |  Pra Loup |
Slalom | 1st |
| 17-03-1972 |  Madonna di Campiglio |
Slalom | 1st |
| 16-03-1972 | Val Gardena |
Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 19-12-1971 | Sestriere |
Slalom | 4th |
| 12-01-1975 |  Wengen |
Combined | 5th |
| 23-01-1972 | Wengen |
Slalom | 5th |
| 28-01-1973 |  Kitzbuehel |
Slalom | 6th |
| 16-01-1972 | Kitzbuehel |
Slalom | 6th |
| 21-03-1975 | Val Gardena |
Downhill | 7th |
| 07-02-1971 | Muerren |
Slalom | 7th |
| 15-03-1972 | Val Gardena |
Downhill | 8th |
| 14-01-1973 | Wengen |
Slalom | 10th |
Victories edit
| Date | Location | Race |
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| 17 March 1972 | Madonna di Campiglio |
Slalom |
| 18 March 1972 | Pra-Loup |
Slalom |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Sport invernali statistiche Olimpiadi" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "È mancato Rolando Thoeni" (in Italian). sciaremag.it. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Italian Olympic Team - Alpine skiing Medal Winners". italiansrus.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Rolando THOENI". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
External links edit
- Roland Thöni at FIS (alpine)
- Roland Thöni at Olympedia
- Roland Thöni at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
