Luigi Weiss

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Luigi Weiss
Personal information
Full nameLuigi Weiss
Nickname(s)Gigi
Born (1951-12-17) 17 December 1951 (age 70)
Vattaro, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Cup debut13 January 1978
Olympic Games
Teams2 (1976, 1980)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams7 (1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons7 (1977/78–1983/84)
Individual victories0
Individual podiums1
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Ruhpolding 10 km sprint
Men's ski mountaineering
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1975 Trofeo Mezzalama Military team

Luigi "Gigi" Weiss (born 17 December 1951) is a former Italian biathlete and ski mountaineer.

Weiss was born in Vattaro. Together with Angelo Genuin and Bruno Bonaldi, he placed first in the military team category in the 1975 Trofeo Mezzalama edition, which was carried out as the first World Championship of Skimountaineering.[1]

At the 1979 Biathlon World Championships, Weiss won bronze in the 10 km sprint. This was the first medal for an Italian at the Biathlon World Championships, and as the race also counted in the World Cup, it was also the first podium finish for an Italian in the World Cup.[2]

Biathlon results[]

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[3]

Olympic Games[]

Event Individual Sprint Relay
Austria 1976 Innsbruck — N/A 6th
United States 1980 Lake Placid — 18th 9th
*Sprint was added as an event in 1980.

World Championships[]

1 medal (1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
Italy 1975 Antholz-Anterselva 49th — —
Norway 1977 Lillehammer 25th 27th 7th
Austria 1978 Hochfilzen 11th 7th 8th
West Germany 1979 Ruhpolding 57th Bronze 5th
Finland 1981 Lahti 36th 38th 9th
Soviet Union 1982 Minsk 37th 14th 5th
Italy 1983 Antholz-Anterselva — 27th 10th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
Further achievements
  • 1973: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 1974: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1975: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1976:
    • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1977: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 1978: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1979:
    • 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
    • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1980:
    • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 1981: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
  • 1982:
    • 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
    • 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon

References[]

  1. ^ Albo d'oro
  2. ^ "World Championship Biathlon 1979 - Ruhpolding/Ruhpolding (GER) – Men 10 km Sprint". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.

External links[]

  • Luigi Weiss at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
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