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Fulvio Valbusa

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Fulvio Valbusa
Valbusa in 2006
Country Italy
Born (1969-02-15) 15 February 1969 (age 55)
Verona, Italy
Ski clubG.S. Forestale
World Cup career
Seasons15 – (1992–2006)
Indiv. starts187
Indiv. podiums13
Indiv. wins2
Team starts45
Team podiums22
Team wins7
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 1997)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano 4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Oberstdorf 15 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Thunder Bay 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Trondheim 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Ramsau 10 km + 15 km
combined pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Ramsau 4 × 10 km relay
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1988 Saalfelden 30 km

Fulvio Valbusa (born February 15, 1969, in Verona) is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1992 to 2006. He won two medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 2006 and a silver in 1998. He also finished fifth in three other cross-country events at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano (10 km + 15 km combined pursuit, 30 km, and 50 km).

Valbusa also won five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including one silver (15 km: 2005) and four bronzes (10 km + 15 km combined pursuit: 1999, 4 × 10 km relay: 1995, 1997, 1999). He also won three FIS races at 15 km in 1996, 1997, and 2004.

He is the older brother of cross-country skier Sabina Valbusa.

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

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  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
1992 23 — — — 17 — — — —
1994 25 29 — 22 — — — — —
1998 29 11 — 5 5 5 — Silver —
2002 33 — 31 18 — — 27 — —
2006 37 — 12 — — 30 — Gold —

World Championships

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  • 4 medals – (1 silver, 3 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
1993 24 19 — 11 — — — — —
1995 26 16 — 16 — — — Bronze —
1997 28 6 — 5 5 DNF — Bronze —
1999 30 10 — Bronze 4 5 — Bronze —
2001 32 — 26 8 — 14 — 6 —
2003 34 — 48 — — 18 — 10 —
2005 36 — Silver 9 — — — 4 —

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age 
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
1992 23 30 — — — —
1993 24 30 — — — —
1994 25 42 — — — —
1995 26 22 — — — —
1996 27 6 — — — —
1997 28 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) — 7 — 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1998 29 6 — 14 — 5
1999 30 12 — 7 — 33
2000 31 33 — 26 36 20
2001 32 7 — — — 9
2002 33 48 — — — 65
2003 34 14 — — — 66
2004 35 8 7 — — 50
2005 36 49 29 — — NC
2006 37 82 56 — — —

Individual podiums

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  • 2 victories
  • 13 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1995–96  2 February 1996 Austria Seefeld, Austria 10 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
2 10 March 1996 Sweden Falun, Sweden 15 km Pursuit C World Cup 2nd
3  1996–97  7 December 1996 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
4 14 December 1996 Italy Brusson, Italy 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
5 4 January 1997 Russia Kavgolovo, Russia 30 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
6 1997–98 16 December 1997 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 15 km Individual F World Cup 1st
7  1998–99  23 February 1999 Austria Ramsau, Austria 15 km Pursuit F World Championships[1] 3rd
8  2000–01  13 January 2001 United States Soldier Hollow, United States 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
9  2002–03  23 November 2002 Sweden Kiruna, Sweden 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
10 7 December 2002 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 15 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
11 15 February 2003 Italy Asiago, Italy 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
12 2003–04 6 February 2004 France La Clusaz, France 15 km Individual F World Cup 1st
13 28 February 2004 Norway Oslo, Norway 50 km Individual F World Cup 2nd

Team podiums

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  • 7 victories – (5 RL, 2 TS)
  • 22 podiums – (20 RL, 2 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1  1994–95  17 March 1995 Canada Thunder Bay, Canada 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships[1] 3rd Albarello / Maj / Fauner
2  1995–96  14 January 1996 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Maj / Vanzetta / Godioz
3 3 February 1996 Austria Seefeld, Austria 12 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Fauner
4 25 February 1996 Norway Trondheim, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Di Centa / Albarello / Fauner
5 1 March 1996 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Albarello / Fauner / Maj
6  1996–97  24 November 1996 Sweden Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Maj / Fauner / Piller
7 15 December 1996 Italy Brusson, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Pozzi / Godioz / Fauner
8 28 February 1997 Norway Trondheim, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships[1] 3rd Di Centa / Fauner / Piller Cottrer
9 1997–98 11 January 1998 Austria Ramsau, Austria 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Maj / Piller Cottrer / Fauner
10  1998–99  10 January 1999 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Maj / Piller Cottrer / Fauner
11 26 February 1999 Austria Ramsau, Austria 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships[1] 3rd Di Centa / Maj / Fauner
12 21 March 1999 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Fauner / Di Centa / Maj
13 1999–00 28 November 1999 Sweden Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 1st Pozzi / Maj / Fauner
14 27 February 2000 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 1st Maj / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
15 2000–01 13 December 2000 Italy Clusone, Italy 10 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Maj
16 2002–03 24 November 2002 Sweden Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
17 1 December 2002 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 2 × 5 km / 2 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Paruzzi / S. Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
18 19 January 2003 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Di Centa / Zorzi / Schwienbacher
19 23 March 2003 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
20  2003–04  11 January 2004 Estonia Otepää, Estonia 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Carrara / Checchi / Piller Cottrer
21  2004–05  21 November 2004 Sweden Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
22 12 December 2004 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 4 ×10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

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  1. ^ "Athlete : VALBUSA Fulvio". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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