Luigi Weiss

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Luigi Weiss
Personal information
Full nameLuigi Weiss
Nickname(s)Gigi
Born (1951-12-17) 17 December 1951 (age 71)
Vattaro, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
World Cup debut13 January 1978
Olympic Games
Teams2 (1976, 1980)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams7 (1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons7 (1977/78–1983/84)
Individual victories0
Individual podiums1
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1979 Ruhpolding 10 km sprint
Men's ski mountaineering
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1975 Trofeo Mezzalama Military team

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

EventIndividualSprintRelay
Flag of Austria.svg 1976 Innsbruck 6th
Flag of the United States.svg 1980 Lake Placid 18th9th
*Sprint was added as an event in 1980.

World Championships

1 medal (1 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintRelay
Flag of Italy.svg 1975 Antholz-Anterselva 49th
Flag of Norway.svg 1977 Lillehammer 25th27th7th
Flag of Austria.svg 1978 Hochfilzen 11th7th8th
Flag of Germany.svg 1979 Ruhpolding 57thBronze5th
Flag of Finland.svg 1981 Lahti 36th38th9th
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1982 Minsk 37th14th5th
Flag of Italy.svg 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 27th10th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
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References

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