Luigi_Weiss

Luigi Weiss

Luigi Weiss

Italian biathlete and ski mountaineer

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

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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

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*Sprint was added as an event in 1980.

World Championships

1 medal (1 bronze)

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