Paoletta Magoni

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Paoletta Magoni
Alpine skier
Paoletta Magoni.jpg
DisciplinesTechnical events
Born (1964-09-14) 14 September 1964 (age 58)
Selvino, Italy
World Cup debut1981
Retired1988
Olympics
Teams2
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams2
Medals1
World Cup
Seasons8
Wins1
Podiums3
Medal record
World Cup race podiums
Event1st2nd3rd
Slalom120
Total120
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Sarajevo Slalom
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1985 Bormio Slalom

Paola "Paoletta" Magoni (married name Sforza, born 14 September 1964) is an Italian former alpine skier. [1]

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Career

At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, she won the slalom event in front of Perrine Pelen and Ursula Konzett. [2] She also won a bronze medal in slalom at the Alpine World Ski Championships 1985 in Bormio. [3] [4]

World Cup victories

DateLocationRace
14 January 1985 Flag of Germany.svg Pfronten Slalom

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References

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  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paola Magoni-Sforza". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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