Erminio Sertorelli (6 April 1901 – 13 November 1979) was an Italian
cross-country skier.
Biography
Sertorelli, born in
Bormio
Bormio (, , ) is a town and ''comune'' with a population of about 4,100 located in the Province of Sondrio, Lombardy region of the Alps in northern Italy.
The centre of the upper Valtellina valley, it is a popular winter sports resort. It was the ...
, was the first of eleven children of Costante Sertorelli (d. 1922) and his wife Maria (1880–1956). His brother
Giacinto was an Olympic alpine skier and his brother
Stefano was a member of the national Olympic military patrol winner team of 1936.
In 1931, Erminio Sertorelli won the 50 kilometres event at the Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing. He represented his country as
standard-bearer
A standard-bearer, also known as a colour-bearer or flag-bearer, is a person who bears an emblem known as a standard or military colours, i.e. either a type of flag or an inflexible but mobile image, which is used (and often honoured) as ...
at the
1932 Winter Olympics
The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Lake Placid 1932, were a winter multi-sport event in the United States, held in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The games opened on February 4 ...
, and placed 12th at the
50 kilometre cross-country skiing event, although his ski and then his stick broke. But he picked up the stick, lost by
Veli Saarinen, and continued the race.
''La famiglia Sertorelli''
, history of the family Sertorelli
See also
* List of flag bearers for Italy at the Olympics
References
External links
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1901 births
1979 deaths
Skiers from the Province of Sondrio
Olympic cross-country skiers for Italy
Cross-country skiers at the 1932 Winter Olympics
Italian male cross-country skiers
20th-century Italian sportsmen