Gianluca Cologna (born 17 May 1990) is a retired Swiss
cross-country skier. His brother
Dario Cologna
Dario Cologna (born 11 March 1986) is a Swiss cross-country skier. He has four overall World Cup victories, four Olympic gold medals, one World Championships gold medal and four Tour de Ski victories in his career.
On 3 November 2021, he announc ...
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.
He achieved his only individual podium in December 2013 with a third place finish in the Classic Sprint in
Asiago
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Italy
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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.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
* 1 podium – (1 )
References
External links
Official website
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1990 births
Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Living people
Olympic cross-country skiers of Switzerland
Swiss male cross-country skiers