Luigi "Gigi" Weiss (born 17 December 1951) is a former
Italian
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biathlete
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and
ski mountaineer
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.
Weiss was born in
Vattaro
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. Together with Angelo Genuin and Bruno Bonaldi, he placed first in the military team category in the 1975
Trofeo Mezzalama
The Mezzalama Trophy (, , a.k.a. ''white marathon''World Championship of Skimountaineering.''Albo d'oro'' /ref>
At the 1979 Biathlon World Championships, Weiss won bronze in the 10 km sprint. This was the first medal for an Italian at the
Biathlon World Championships
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, and as the race also counted in the
World Cup
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, it was also the first podium finish for an Italian in the
World Cup
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.
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the
International Biathlon Union
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.
Olympic Games
:''*Sprint was added as an event in 1980.''
World Championships
''1 medal (1 bronze)''
:''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.''
;Further achievements
* 1973: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon
* 1974: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
* 1975: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
* 1976:
** 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
* 1977: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
* 1978: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
* 1979:
** 1st, Italian championships of biathlon
** 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
* 1980:
** 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
* 1981: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
* 1982:
** 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint
** 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon