Gianluca Cologna

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Gianluca Cologna
Gianluca Cologna at 'Bysprinten' Mosjoen 2013-04-27 001.jpg
Gianluca Cologna in Norway, 2013
Personal information
Born (1990-05-17) 17 May 1990 (age 35)
Santa Maria Val Müstair, Switzerland
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
CountryFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
SportSkiing
ClubSC Val Müstair
World Cup career
Seasons8 – (2011–2018)
Indiv. starts52
Indiv. podiums1
Indiv. wins0
Team starts6
Team podiums0
Overall titles0 – (57th in 2014)
Discipline titles0

Gianluca Cologna (born 17 May 1990) is a retired Swiss cross-country skier. His younger brother Dario Cologna [1] is also a professional cross-country skier. He competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics in the Men's team sprint with his brother Dario and finished 5th in the final. [2] He achieved his only individual podium in December 2013 with a third-place finish in the Classic Sprint in Asiago, Italy. [3]

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His retirement, after undergoing surgeries for shoulder and knee injuries, was first reported by the Swiss media on 25 March 2018 and confirmed by Cologna himself on his Facebook and Instagram accounts a few days later. [4]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [5]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  15 km 
individual		 30 km 
 skiathlon 		 50 km 
mass start		 Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 		 Team 
 sprint 
2014 23 — — — 47 — 5

World Championships

 Year  Age  15 km 
individual		 30 km 
 skiathlon 		 50 km 
mass start		 Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 		 Team 
 sprint 
2013 22 — — — 27 — —
2015 24 — — — 27 — 15

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintNordic
Opening		Tour de
Ski		World Cup
Final		Ski Tour
Canada
2011 20NC—NC———N/a
2012 21NCNCNC———N/a
2013 2292—47———N/a
2014 2357NC2178DNF—N/a
2015 2498NC46DNFDNFN/aN/a
2016 2598NC54DNF—N/a—
2017 2614097NC———N/a
2018 27127NC69—DNF—N/a

Individual podiums

  • 1 podium – (1 WC)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1  2013–14  21 December 2013 Flag of Italy.svg Asiago, Italy1.65 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd

References

  1. ↑ Meier, Stefan (13 March 2013). "Erste Punkte! Gianluca Cologna sprintet auf Platz 6" (in German). Blick . Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Gianluca Cologna". sochi2014.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Rücktritt von Gianluca Cologna (in German)". SwissInfo.com. 25 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "It's time to say goodbye!". Gianluca Cologna Instagram. 29 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Athlete : Gianluca COLOGNA". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
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