Aristide Compagnoni (26 July 1910 – 13 April 1995) was an Italian
cross-country skier
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...
who competed in the 1930s.
Compagnoni, born in
Santa Caterina Valfurva
Santa Caterina di Valfurva is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Valfurva, in the northern Italian province of Sondrio. It is home to a popular ski resort, which has held numerous FIS World Cup alpine races; Santa Caterina co-hosted the World C ...
was the brother of the skiers
Severino and
Ottavio Compagnoni.
[''Compagnoni Aristide, Severino e Ottavio''](_blank)
. He won two bronze medals in the 4 x 10 km at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (1937 and 1939).
At the 1935
Trofeo Mezzalama
The Mezzalama Trophy ( it, Trofeo Mezzalama, french: Trophée Mezzalama, a.k.a. ''white marathon'' , together with Mario Compagnoni and
Silvio Confortola, he finished third.
Storia della Valle D'Aosta
The 1938 Trofeo Mezzalama
The Mezzalama Trophy ( it, Trofeo Mezzalama, french: Trophée Mezzalama, a.k.a. ''white marathon'' he won together with the brothers
Severino and Silvio Confortola. He participated in the demonstration event, military patrol (precursor to biathlon), in the 1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz ...
, when he had the military rank Sergente
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.
Further notable results were:
* 1939: 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 18 km
* 1940: 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 18 km
* 1941: 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
* 1943: 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
* 1946: 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 18 km
References
External links
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World Championship results
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1910 births
1995 deaths
Italian military patrol (sport) runners
Italian male cross-country skiers
Italian male ski mountaineers
Olympic biathletes for Italy
Military patrol competitors at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from the Province of Sondrio
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing