Maurilio De Zolt

Personal information
Born	(1950-09-29)29 September 1950 (age 75) San Pietro di Cadore, Italy
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Skiing
Club	Vigili del Fuoco Belluno
World Cup career
Seasons	13 – (1982–1994)
Indiv. starts	57
Indiv. podiums	10
Indiv. wins	1
Team starts	13
Team podiums	9
Team wins	3
Overall titles	0 – (9th in1991)
Medal record Men'scross-country skiing Representing Italy Olympic Games 1994 Lillehammer 4 × 10 km relay 1988 Calgary 50 km freestyle 1992 Albertville 50 km freestyle World Championships 1987 Oberstdorf 50 km freestyle 1985 Seefeld 50 km 1985 Seefeld 4 × 10 km relay 1993 Falun 4 × 10 km relay 1985 Seefeld 15 km 1991 Val di Fiemme 50 km freestyle

Maurilio De Zolt (born 29 September 1950 inSan Pietro di Cadore,Province of Belluno) is an Italian formercross-country skier who competed internationally from 1977 to 1997. His best-known victory was part of the 4 × 10 km relay team that upsetNorway at the1994 Winter Olympics inLillehammer, when he was 43 years old. He also won two silver medals in theWinter Olympics at 50 km (1988, 1992).

De Zolt also won six medals at theFIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including one gold (50 km: 1987), three silvers (50 km: 1985, 4 × 10 km relay: 1985, 1993), and two bronzes (15 km: 1985, 50 km: 1991).

At the Opening Ceremony for the2006 Winter Olympics inTurin on 10 February, he and his 4 × 10 km relay teammates (Giorgio Vanzetta,Marco Albarello, andSilvio Fauner) who won the gold at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, were among the last carriers of the Olympic torch before it was lit by fellow Italian cross-country skierStefania Belmondo.

De Zolt was formerly afirefighter, and once placed second in ladder climbing at the World Fireman Championships.^[1]

All results are sourced from theInternational Ski Federation (FIS).^[2]

• 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver)

• 6 medals – (1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)

• 1 victory
• 10 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1981–82	7 March 1982	Lahti, Finland	50 km Individual	World Cup	3rd
2	1984–85	22 January 1985	Seefeld, Austria	15 km Individual	World Championships[1]	3rd
3		27 January 1985	Seefeld, Austria	50 km Individual	World Championships[1]	2nd
4	1985–86	14 February 1986	Oberstdorf, West Germany	50 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
5	1986–87	21 February 1987	Oberstdorf, West Germany	50 km Individual F	World Championships[1]	1st
6	1987–88	27 February 1988	Calgary, Canada	50 km Individual F	Olympic Games[1]	2nd
7		19 March 1988	Oslo, Norway	50 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
8	1989–90	17 December 1989	Canmore, Canada	50 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
9	1990–91	17 February 1991	Val di Fiemme, Italy	50 km Individual F	World Championships[1]	3rd
10	1991–92	22 February 1992	Albertville, France	50 km Individual F	Olympic Games[1]	2nd

• 3 victories
• 9 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1984–85	24 January 1985	Seefeld, Austria	4 × 10 km Relay	World Championships[1]	2nd	Albarello /Vanzetta /Ploner
2		10 March 1985	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay	World Cup	1st	Walder /Barco /Vanzetta
3	1985–86	13 March 1986	Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	2nd	Albarello /Walder /Vanzetta
4	1986–87	19 March 1987	Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Vanzetta /Albarello /Pulie
5	1987–88	13 March 1988	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Albarello /Vanzetta /Barco
6	1989–90	1 March 1990	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Fauner /Vanzetta /Runggaldier
7	1992–93	26 February 1993	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Championships[1]	2nd	Albarello /Vanzetta /Fauner
8	1993–94	22 February 1994	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	Olympic Games[1]	1st	Albarello /Vanzetta /Fauner
9		13 March 1994	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	2nd	Barco /Vanzetta /Fauner

• Maurilio De Zolt atOlympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Maurilio De Zolt atFIS (cross-country)
• Maurilio De Zolt at theItalian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
• Maurilio De Zolt atOlympedia

• 1950 births
• Living people
• People from San Pietro di Cadore
• Italian male cross-country skiers
• Cross-country skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
• Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
• Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
• Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
• Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
• Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
• FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
• Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics
• Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
• Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics
• Olympic gold medalists for Italy
• Olympic silver medalists for Italy
• Olympic cross-country skiers for Italy
• Skiers from the Province of Belluno
• 20th-century Italian sportsmen

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