Alpine skier | |
Ballerin in 2023 | |
Disciplines | Technical events |
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Club | G.S. Fiamme Oro |
Born | Bergamo, Italy | 1 February 1989
World Cup debut | 2011 |
Retired | 2020 |
World Cup | |
Seasons | 11 |
Andrea Ballerin (born 1 February 1989) is an Italian alpine skiing coach and former alpine skier. [1]
During his career he has achieved two results among the top 20 in the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup. [1]
Date | Place | Discipline | Rank |
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19-12-2018 | ![]() | Giant Slalom | 16 |
25-10-2015 | ![]() | Giant Slalom | 19 |
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