Fulvio Valbusa (born February 15, 1969 in

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) is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1992 to 2006. He won two medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the

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with a gold in 2006 and a silver in

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. He also finished fifth in three other cross-country events at the

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in Nagano (10 km + 15 km combined pursuit, 30 km, and 50 km). Valbusa also won five medals at the

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, including one silver (15 km:

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) and four bronzes (10 km + 15 km combined pursuit:

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, 4 × 10 km relay:

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, 1999). He also won three FIS races at 15 km in 1996, 1997, and 2004. He is the older brother of cross-country skier Sabina Valbusa.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

* 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)

World Championships

* 4 medals – (1 silver, 3 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*2 victories *13 podiums

Team podiums

* 7 victories – (5 , 2 ) * 22 podiums – (20 , 2 ) Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valbusa, Fulvio 1969 births Living people Italian male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Verona Olympic cross-country skiers for Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics