Fabio Maj

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Fabio Maj
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Born (1970-06-16) 16 June 1970 (age 52)
Schilpario, Italy
Ski club G.S. Forestale
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (1992–2004)
Individual wins2
Team wins6
Indiv. podiums4
Team podiums17
Indiv. starts143
Team starts36
Overall titles0 – (6th in 2000)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Nagano 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Thunder Bay 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Trondheim 4 × 10 km relay

Fabio Maj (born 16 June 1970 in Schilpario) is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1992 to 2004. He won two silver medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics (1998, 2002). He also finished 13th in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano and 13th in the 30 km event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City which were his best individual Olympic finishes. [1]

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Maj also won two bronze medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Nordic skiing World Championships (1995, 1999). His best individual finish was seventh in the 30 km at the 2001 event.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [2]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  10 km  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  50 km  Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1998 27 28 — 13 — — — Silver
2002 31— — 20 13 14 — Silver

World Championships

 Year  Age  10 km  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  50 km  Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1995 24——————Bronze
1997 26————17——
1999 2819—102511—Bronze
2001 30——157——6
2003 32—23—15——10

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age 
OverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprint
1992 21NC————
1993 2252————
1994 2344————
1995 2426————
1996 2529————
1997 2623—23—20
1998 2711—7—19
1999 2818—22—15
2000 296—7209
2001 3014———22
2002 3123———50
2003 3294————
2004 33NCNC———

Individual podiums

  • 2 victories
  • 4 podiums
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1  1997–98  3 January 1998 Flag of Russia.svg Kavgolovo, Russia30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
2 1999–00 27 December 1999 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Engelberg, Switzerland1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
34 March 2000 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup2nd
4 2001–02 12 January 2002 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st

Team podiums

  • 6 victories – (4 RL, 2 TS)
  • 17 podiums – (15 RL, 2 TS)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate(s)
1  1994–95  15 January 1995 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rd Fauner / Godioz / Albarello
217 March 1995 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Thunder Bay, Canada4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships [1] 3rd Valbusa / Albarello / Fauner
326 March 1995 Flag of Japan.svg Sapporo, Japan4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2nd Albarello / Fauner / Godioz
4  1995–96  14 January 1996 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rd Vanzetta / Valbusa / Godioz
51 March 1996 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1st Albarello / Fauner / Valbusa
6  1996–97  24 November 1996 Flag of Sweden.svg Kiruna, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2nd Fauner / Piller / Valbusa
7  1997–98  7 December 1997 Flag of Italy.svg Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2nd Fauner / Piller Cottrer / De Zolt Ponte
811 January 1998 Flag of Austria.svg Ramsau, Austria4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1st Valbusa / Piller Cottrer / Fauner
9  1998–99  29 November 1998 Flag of Finland.svg Muonio, Finland4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rd Fauner / Piller Cottrer / Pozzi
1010 January 1999 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2nd Valbusa / Piller Cottrer / Fauner
1126 February 1999 Flag of Austria.svg Ramsau, Austria4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships [1] 3rd Di Centa / Valbusa / Fauner
1221 March 1999 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rd Fauner / Di Centa / Valbusa
13 1999–00 28 November 1999 Flag of Sweden.svg Kiruna, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup1st Valbusa / Pozzi / Fauner
1427 February 2000 Flag of Sweden.svg Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay FWorld Cup1st Valbusa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
15 2000–01 13 December 2000 Flag of Italy.svg Clusone, Italy10 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1st Valbusa
1618 March 2001 Flag of Sweden.svg Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Fauner / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
17 2001–02 13 January 2002 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město, Czech Republic6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1st Schwienbacher

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

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References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fabio Maj". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Athlete : MAY Fabio". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
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