Roland Thöni

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Roland Thöni
Alpine skier
Rolando Thoeni.jpg
ClubFiamme Gialle[1]
Born(1951-01-17)17 January 1951
Trafoi, Italy
Died4 April 2021(2021-04-04) (aged 70)[2]
Bolzano, Italy
World Cup debut1970
Retired1976
Olympics
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Wins2
Podiums3
Overall titles0 (7th in 1972)
Discipline titles0 (3rd in 1972 SL)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Sapporo Slalom

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.

Biography[]

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[]

All top 10 results[]

Race date Place Discipline Position
18-03-1972 France Pra Loup Slalom 1st
17-03-1972 Italy Madonna di Campiglio Slalom 1st
16-03-1972 Italy Val Gardena Giant Slalom 3rd
19-12-1971 Italy Sestriere Slalom 4th
12-01-1975 Switzerland Wengen Combined 5th
23-01-1972 Switzerland Wengen Slalom 5th
28-01-1973 Austria Kitzbuehel Slalom 6th
16-01-1972 Austria Kitzbuehel Slalom 6th
21-03-1975 Italy Val Gardena Downhill 7th
07-02-1971 Switzerland Muerren Slalom 7th
15-03-1972 Italy Val Gardena Downhill 8th
14-01-1973 Switzerland Wengen Slalom 10th

Victories[]

Date Location Race
March 17, 1972 Italy Madonna di Campiglio Slalom
March 18, 1972 France Pra-Loup Slalom

See also[]

  • Italy national alpine ski team at the Olympics

References[]

  1. ^ "Sport invernali statistiche Olimpiadi" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "È mancato Rolando Thoeni" (in Italian). sciaremag.it. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Italian Olympic Team - Alpine Skiing Medal Winners". italiansrus.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Rolando THOENI". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.

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