Nicola Ercolani

Last updated

Nicola Ercolani
Personal information
NationalitySammarinese
Born (1969-11-10) 10 November 1969 (age 55)
Height192 cm (76 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
Sport Alpine skiing

Nicola Ercolani (born 10 November 1969) is a Sammarinese alpine skier. He represented San Marino at the 1988, 1992 and the 1994 Winter Olympics. He also served as the flag-bearer for San Marino during the 1988 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

Career

Ercolani started competing in international events in alpine skiing in 1988. [1] He was named to the Sammarinese team for the 1988 Winter Olympics held at Calgary. [2] This was his debut at the Winter Olympics. [3] [4] He served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. [5] In the men's super-G event at the Games, Ercolani recorded the best finish amongst the Sammarinese after crossing the 2,327 m (7,635 ft) course in just under two minutes to finish 45th amongst the 57 finishers. [6] In the giant slalom event, Ercolani clocked 1:27.42 in the first run and did better with a time of 1:17.14 in the second run. He finished in 56th with a combined time of over two minutes and 38 seconds. [7] In the slalom event, Ercolani registered a 45th place finish. [8]

In 1992, Ercolani was named to the Sammarinese team for the second consecutive Winter Olympics. [9] He participated in three events in the competition. [3] [4] In the men's super-G event at the Games, Ercolani crossed the 1,650 m (5,410 ft) course in just over one minute and 23 seconds to finish 66th amongst the 118 participants. [10] In the giant slalom event, Ercolani did not finish his run. [11] In the slalom event, he again failed to finish the course. [12] In 1994, Ercolani was named to the Sammarinese team for the 1994 Winter Olympics. [13] This was his third and last participation in the Winter Games. [3] He participated in a single event at the Games. [4] Ercolani did not finish his run in the giant slalom event. [14]

After the 1994 Winter Games, Ercolani continued to represent San Marino in international competitions till 1995. [1] His best finish came in the FIS championships held in St.Moritz in April 1995. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nicola Ercolani". International Ski and Snowboard Federation . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "San Marino at 1988 Winter Olympics". Sports Reference . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2001.
  3. 1 2 3 "Victor Pinzaru". Olympics.com . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nicola Ercolani Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Flag bearers at the 1988 Winter Olympics". Olympedia . Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Alpine skiing, Men's super-G, 1988 Winter Olympics". Olympedia . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Alpine skiing, Men's giant slalom, 1988 Winter Olympics". Olympedia . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Alpine skiing, Men's slalom, 1988 Winter Olympics". Olympedia . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "San Marino at 1992 Winter Olympics". Sports Reference . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2001.
  10. ↑ "Alpine skiing, Men's super-G, 1992 Winter Olympics". Olympedia . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Alpine skiing, Men's giant slalom, 1992 Winter Olympics". Olympedia . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "Alpine skiing, Men's slalom, 1992 Winter Olympics". Olympedia . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  13. ↑ "San Marino at 1994 Winter Olympics". Sports Reference . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2001.
  14. ↑ "1994 Winter Olympics, Giant Slalom, Men". Olympedia . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.