Giuliana Minuzzo
| Giuliana Minuzzo | |
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 Minuzzo in 1955 | |
| Born | 26 November 1931 Vallonara di Marostica, Italy |
| Died | 11 November 2020 (aged 88)[1] |
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Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo (née Minuzzo, 26 November 1931 – 11 November 2020) was an Italian alpine skier.
Career
[edit]She was born in Vallonara di Marostica. At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo Minuzzo was the bronze medalist in the women's downhill competition.[2] At the 1960 Olympics in Squaw Valley she was bronze medalist in the women's giant slalom event.[3]
At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Minuzzo made history by becoming the first woman to take the Olympic Oath.[4]
On 11 November 2020, Minuzzo died at the age of 88.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sci: morta Giuliana Minuzzo, prima italiana a vincere una medaglia alle Olimpiadi". Corriere (in Italian). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "1952 Winter Olympics – Oslo, Norway – Alpine Skiing" Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on February 27, 2008)
- ^ "1960 Winter Olympics – Squaw Valley, United States – Alpine Skiing" Archived 2007-08-19 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on February 27, 2008)
- ^ IOC 1956 Winter Olympics Archived 2008-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Giuliana Minuzzo at FIS (alpine)
- Giuliana Minuzzo at FIS (alpine)
- Giuliana Minuzzo at Olympedia
- Giuliana Minuzzo at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
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Categories:
- 1931 births
- 2020 deaths
- Italian female alpine skiers
- Olympic alpine skiers for Italy
- Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
- Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- People from Marostica
- Oath takers at the Olympic Games
- Sportspeople from the Province of Vicenza
- Skiers from Veneto
- 20th-century Italian sportswomen