Fides Romanin (12 November 1934 – 23 October 2019) was an Italian
cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s.
She was born in
Forni Avoltri.
She competed in two
Winter Olympics
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, serving as
flag bearer for the Italian team at
Oslo
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in
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, ...
.
Romanin finished 17th in the women's 10 km in Oslo.
Romanin also competed in the
1956 Winter Olympics
The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( or ), were a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 26 January to 5 February 1956.
Cortina, which ...
in
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina d'Ampezzo (; , ; historical ) sometimes abbreviated to simply Cortina, is a town and ''comune'' in the heart of the southern (Dolomites, Dolomitic) Alps in the province of Belluno, in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. Situated on the ...
, finishing 31st in the 10 km and eighth in the 3 × 5 km relay.
After her 1959 retirement, Romanin married and raised four children. While a mother, she remained active in
nordic skiing
Nordic skiing encompasses the various types of skiing in which the toe of the ski boot is fixed to the binding in a manner that allows the heel to rise off the ski, unlike alpine skiing, where the boot is attached to the ski from toe to heel. Re ...
, providing an inspiration for future women skiers that included
Manuela Di Centa,
Bice Vanzetta,
Gabriella Paruzzi, and
Stefania Belmondo.
Cross-country skiing results
Olympic Games
Italian National Championships
* 1951: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
* 1952: 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
* 1955: 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
* 1957: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
* 1958: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
* 1959: 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
References
External links
Biography of Romanin
*
1934 births
2019 deaths
Italian female 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
Skiers from the Province of Udine
20th-century Italian sportswomen
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