Giuliano Besson
Italian alpine skier
Giuliano Besson (left) with his sporty twin and firm Stefano Anzi in 1970s. | |
Personal information | |
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Born | (1950-01-01) 1 January 1950 (age 74) Sauze d'Oulx, Italy |
Occupation | Alpine skier |
Skiing career | |
Disciplines | Speed events |
World Cup debut | 1972 |
Retired | 1975 |
Website | AnziBesson |
Olympics | |
Teams | 1 |
World Cup | |
Seasons | 4 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 1 |
Giuliano Besson (born 1 January 1950) is an Italian former alpine skier who competed in the 1972 Winter Olympics.[1]
The twins Anzi and Besson
In the 1970s the legend of the two skiers of the valanga azzurra (blue avalanche) was born, Stefano Anzi and Giuliano Besson who were nicknamed i gemelli (the twins) because on two occasions they concluded an important downhill race in the same position, on 7 February 1972 at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan both finished in 11th place ex-aequo[2] and on 26 January 1974 both finished in second place still ex-aequo on the legendary Streiff in Kitzbuehl, Austria in a World Cup race.[3]
World Cup results
Besson boasts one podium in the World Cup.[4]
- Podium
Date | Place | Discipline | Rank |
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26-01-1974 | Kitzbuehel | Downhill | 2nd |
Olympic results
Year | Age | Venue | Event | Rank |
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1972 | 22 | Sapporo | Downhill | 11 |
See also
- Stefano Anzi (his sporty twin and than firm)[5]
References
- ^ Giuliano Besson, Sports Reference, archived from the original on September 15, 2011, retrieved October 25, 2007
- ^ "Downhill, Men - Date: 7 February 1972 - tatus: Olympic". olympedia.org. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "26-01-1974 Kitzbuehel AUT World Cup Downhill". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Besson Giuliano - World Cup Podium". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "La Storia - Besson Group" (in Italian). bessongroup.com. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
Giuliano Besson, nato nel 1950, è uno dei grandi campioni di sci che fanno nascere il mito della Valanga Azzurra dei primi anni '70, è un ottimo discesista insieme con l'amico Stefano Anzi, così amici da arrivare secondi al centesimo di secondo nella gara più prestigiosa del mondo a Kitzbuhel nel 1974. Un anno dopo, quale portavoce della Nazionale Azzurra alza un po' troppo la voce e viene radiato con l'amico Stefano. L'esclusione ingiusta e ingiustificata agisce da incentivo e Stefano Anzi e Giuliano Besson appendono gli sci al per buttarsi a capofitto in un'altra sfida importante: vestire gli appassionati dello sci.
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