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| Born | (1960-05-31)31 May 1960 (age 65) Aosta, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | C.S. Esercito | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 17 – (1982–1998) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (5th in1993) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marco Albarello (born 31 May 1960) is an Italian formercross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 2002. He was born inAosta. His best-known victory was part of the 4 × 10 km relay team that upsetNorway at the1994 Winter Olympics inLillehammer. He also won four other medals at theWinter Olympics with three silvers (10 km: 1992; 4 × 10 km relay: 1992, 1998) and one bronze (10 km: 1994).[1]
Albarello also won four medals at theFIS Nordic World Ski Championships with one gold (15 km: 1987), two silvers (4 × 10 km relay: 1985, 1993), and one bronze (4 × 10 km relay: 1997).
At the Opening Ceremony for the2006 Winter Olympics inTurin on 10 February, he and his 4 × 10 km relay teammates (Maurilio De Zolt,Giorgio Vanzetta, 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. Albarello was the coach of the Italian national cross-country ski team until May 2007. He is married to Silvana Domaine, and he has one son, Jacopo Albarello, and one daughter, Giorgia Carlotta Albarello.
All results are sourced from theInternational Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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| 1988 | 27 | — | 9 | — | 8 | — | — |
| 1992 | 31 | Silver | — | 4 | 4 | — | Silver |
| 1994 | 33 | Bronze | — | 10 | — | — | Gold |
| 1998 | 37 | 26 | — | DNS | 7 | — | Silver |
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km classical | 15 km freestyle | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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| 1985 | 24 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | Silver |
| 1987 | 26 | — | Gold | — | — | 14 | — | 5 |
| 1989 | 28 | — | 17 | — | — | 7 | — | 7 |
| 1991 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 4 |
| 1993 | 32 | 9 | — | — | 8 | 4 | — | Silver |
| 1995 | 34 | 19 | — | — | — | 23 | — | Bronze |
| 1997 | 36 | 25 | — | — | DNF | — | DNF | — |
| Season | Age | |||
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| Overall | Long Distance | Sprint | ||
| 1982 | 21 | NC | — | — |
| 1983 | 22 | NC | — | — |
| 1984 | 23 | 54 | — | — |
| 1985 | 24 | 49 | — | — |
| 1986 | 25 | 33 | — | — |
| 1987 | 26 | 21 | — | — |
| 1988 | 27 | 26 | — | — |
| 1989 | 28 | 31 | — | — |
| 1990 | 29 | 60 | — | — |
| 1991 | 30 | 9 | — | — |
| 1992 | 31 | 10 | — | — |
| 1993 | 32 | 5 | — | — |
| 1994 | 33 | 14 | — | — |
| 1995 | 34 | 20 | — | — |
| 1996 | 35 | 37 | — | — |
| 1997 | 36 | 35 | 48 | 21 |
| 1998 | 37 | 35 | 27 | 38 |
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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| 1 | 1986–87 | 15 February 1987 |  Oberstdorf, West Germany | 15 km Individual C | World Championships[1] | 1st |
| 2 | 1990–91 | 15 December 1990 |  Davos, Switzerland | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 3 | 1991–92 | 13 February 1992 |  Albertville, France | 10 km Individual C | Olympic Games[1] | 2nd |
| 4 | 1992–93 | 9 January 1993 | Ulrichen, Switzerland | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
| 5 | 19 March 1993 |  Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 6 | 1993–94 | 17 February 1994 |  Lillehammer, Norway | 10 km Individual C | Olympic Games[1] | 3rd |
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1984–85 | 24 January 1985 |  Seefeld, Austria | 4 × 10 km Relay | World Championships[1] | 2nd | Vanzetta /De Zolt /Ploner |
| 2 | 1985–86 | 13 March 1986 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Walder /De Zolt /Vanzetta |
| 3 | 1986–87 | 19 March 1987 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | De Zolt /Vanzetta /Pulie |
| 4 | 1987–88 | 13 March 1988 |  Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Vanzetta /De Zolt /Barco |
| 5 | 1991–92 | 18 February 1992 | Albertville, France | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | Olympic Games[1] | 2nd | Pulie /Vanzetta /Fauner |
| 6 | 1992–93 | 26 February 1993 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 2nd | De Zolt /Vanzetta /Fauner |
| 7 | 1993–94 | 22 February 1994 | Lillehammer, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | Olympic Games[1] | 1st | De Zolt /Vanzetta /Fauner |
| 8 | 1994–95 | 15 January 1995 |  Nové Město, Czech Republic | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Maj /Fauner /Godioz |
| 9 | 1995–96 | 25 February 1996 | Trondheim, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Di Centa /Valbusa /Fauner |
| 10 | 1 March 1996 |  Lahti, Finland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Fauner /Maj /Valbusa |
Note:1 Until the1999 World Championships and the1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
