Bice Vanzetta

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Bice Vanzetta
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Born (1961-03-07) 7 March 1961 (age 62)
Cavalese, Italy
Ski clubU.S. Cornacci
World Cup career
Seasons8 – (19861988, 19901994)
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums4
Indiv. starts36
Team starts8
Overall titles0 – (24th in 1993)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Albertville 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Lillehammer 4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Val di Fiemme 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Falun 4 × 5 km relay

Bice Vanzetta (born 7 March 1961) is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1986 to 1994.

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Biography

She won two bronze medals at the Winter Olympics in the 4 × 5 km relay (1992, 1994). Vanzetta's best finish at the Winter Olympics was 19th in the 5 km event in 1994.

She also won two silver medals in the 4 × 5 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (1991, 1993). Vanzetta's best individual finish at the World Championships was 12th in the 5 km event in 1991.

Vanzetta's best career individual finish was third in an FIS race in 1992 in Italy.

She is the younger sister of four time Olympic medalist Giorgio Vanzetta.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [1]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  5 km  10 km  15 km  Pursuit  20 km  30 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1988 27 17
1992 31 28 DNF 20 Bronze
1994 33 19 34 Bronze

World Championships

 Year  Age  5 km  10 km  15 km  Pursuit  20 km  30 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1987 2613135
1991 3012Silver
1993 3222262933Silver

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Overall
1986 2548
1987 2637
1988 27NC
1990 28NC
1991 2942
1992 3043
1993 3124
1994 3243

Team podiums

  • 4 podiums
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
1  1990–91  15 February 1991 Flag of Italy.svg Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships [1] 2nd Di Centa / Paruzzi / Belmondo
2  1991–92  18 February 1992 Flag of France.svg Albertville, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FOlympic Games [1] 3rd Di Centa / Paruzzi / Belmondo
3  1992–93  26 February 1993 Flag of Sweden.svg Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships [1] 2nd Di Centa / Paruzzi / Belmondo
4  1993–94  22 February 1994 Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FOlympic Games [1] 3rd Di Centa / Paruzzi / Belmondo

Note:1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

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References

  1. "VANZETTA Bice". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2019.