Silvio Fauner
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's cross country skiing | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1994 Lillehammer | 4 x 10 km | |
| Silver | 1992 Albertville | 4 x 10 km | |
| Silver | 1998 Nagano | 4 x 10 km | |
| Bronze | 1994 Lillehammer | 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit | |
| Bronze | 1998 Nagano | 30 km | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1995 Thunder Bay | 50 km | |
| Silver | 1993 Falun | 4 x 10 km | |
| Silver | 1995 Thunder Bay | 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit | |
| Bronze | 1995 Thunder Bay | 4 x 10 km | |
| Bronze | 1997 Trondheim | 4 x 10 km | |
| Bronze | 1999 Ramsau | 4 x 10 km | |
Silvio Fauner (born November 1, 1968 in the province of Belluno) is a former Italian cross country skier who has competed since 1988. His best known victory was part of the 4 x 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. He also won four other medals at the Winter Olympics with silvers in the 4 x 10 km relay (1992, 1998) and bronzes in the 15 km (1994) and 30 km (1998).
Fauner also won 6 medals at the Nordic skiing World Championships, including 1 gold (50 km: 1995), 2 silvers (10 km + 15 km combined pursuit: 1995, 4 x 10 km: 1993), and 3 bronzes (4 x 10 km: 1995, 1997, 1999).
At the Opening Ceremony for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin on February 10, he and his 4 x 10 km relay teammates (Maurilio De Zolt, Marco Albarello, and Giorgio Vanzetta) 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 skier Stefania Belmondo.
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| World champions in men's 50 km cross country |
| 1925: Frantisek Donth | 1926: Matti Raivio | 1927: John Lindgren | 1929: Anselm Knuutila | 1930: Sven Utterström | 1931: Ole Stensen | 1933: Veli Saarinen | 1934: Elis Wiklund | 1935: Nils-Joel Englund | 1937: Pekka Niemi | 1938: Kalle Jalkanen | 1939: Lars Bergendahl | 1950: Gunnar Eriksson | 1954: Vladimir Kuzin | 1958: Sixten Jernberg | 1962: Sixten Jernberg | 1966: Gjermund Eggen | 1970: Kalevi Oikarainen | 1974: Gerhard Grimmer | 1978: Sven-Åke Lundbäck | 1982: Thomas Wassberg | 1985: Gunde Svan | 1987: Maurilio De Zolt | 1989: Gunde Svan | 1991: Torgny Mogren | 1993: Torgny Mogren | 1995: Silvio Fauner | 1997: Mika Myllylä | 1999: Mika Myllylä | 2001: Johann Mühlegg | 2003: Martin Koukal | 2005: Frode Estil |
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