Ottavio Compagnoni (11 September 1926 – 29 September 2021) was an Italian

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who competed in the 1950s. Compagnoni finished 36th in the 18 km event at the

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. He was the brother of the skiers

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and

Severino Compagnoni Severino Compagnoni (4 February 1914 – 1 September 2006)COMPAGNONI SEVERINO

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(Italian). He died in

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in September 2021, at the age of 95.Sci di Fondo – È scomparso Ottavio Compagnoni, nazionale azzurro negli anni '50
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Select results

* 1950: 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 18 km * 1953: 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km * 1955: 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km * 1956: 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km * 1957: 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km * 1958: 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km * 1959: 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km

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1926 births 2021 deaths Italian male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Italy Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from the Province of Sondrio Skiers from Lombardy {{Italy-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub