Silvio Confortola (13 January 1910 – 29 January 2003) was an Italian
cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s.
Biography
He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km at the
1937 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. He also participated in the
1948 Winter Olympics
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, where he placed sixth in the
4 x 10 km relay competition and eighteenth in the
50 km event.
At the 1935
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and Aristide Compagnoni.
''Compagnoni Aristide, Severino e Ottavio''
(Italian).
Further notable results
* 1938: 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
* 1939: 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 18 km
* 1943: 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 18 km
* 1946: 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
* 1947: 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 45 km
See also
* Antonella Confortola
Antonella Confortola Wyatt (born 16 October 1975) is an Italian former cross-country skier and mountain runner.
Biography
Confortola was born in Cavalese. She is the granddaughter of Italian cross-country skier and Olympian Silvio Confortola.
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References
External links
World Championship results
1910 births
2003 deaths
Italian male cross-country skiers
Italian male ski mountaineers
Olympic cross-country skiers for Italy
Cross-country skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
20th-century Italian sportsmen
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