Giacomo Bertagnolli

Giacomo Bertagnolli (born 18 January 1999) is a male Italian paralympic alpine skier, and is a four-time Paralympic Games gold medal winner.

Giacomo Bertagnolli
Bertagnoli with his four medals of Pyengchang 2018
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1999-01-18) 18 January 1999 (age 25)
Cavalese, Italy
Sport
SportPara-alpine skiing
DisabilityVisually impaired
ClubFiamme Gialle[1]
Medal record
Men's para-alpine skiing
Representing  Italy
Event1st2nd3rd
Paralympic Games431
World Championships752
Total1183
Winter Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2018 PyengchangGiant slalom
Gold medal – first place2018 PyengchangSlalom
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingSuper combined
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingSlalom
Silver medal – second place2018 PyengchangSuper-G
Silver medal – second place2022 BeijingSuper-G
Silver medal – second place2022 BeijingGiant slalom
Bronze medal – third place2018 PyengchangDownhill
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 TarvisioSuper combined
Gold medal – first place2019 Sella NeveaDownhill
Gold medal – first place2019 Sella NeveaSuper-G
Gold medal – first place2019 Sella NeveaSlalom
Gold medal – first place2019 Sella NeveaSuper combined
Gold medal – first place2021 LillehammerGiant slalom
Gold medal – first place2023 LleidaGiant slalom
Gold medal – first place2023 LleidaSlalom
Silver medal – second place2017 TarvisioGiant slalom
Silver medal – second place2019 Sella NeveaGiant slalom
Silver medal – second place2021 LillehammerSlalom
Silver medal – second place2021 LillehammerParallel event
Silver medal – second place2023 LleidaAlpine combined
Bronze medal – third place2017 TarvisioSuper-G
Bronze medal – third place2023 LleidaSuper-G

Career

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He won four medals at the 2018 Winter Paralympics three at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.[2]

In 2022, he won the gold medal in the men's giant slalom visually impaired alpine skiing event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.[3][4]

He won two silver medals at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, in the Super-G visually impaired and giant slalom visually impaired events held in Beijing, China.[5][6]

Achievements

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2018Paralympics Games Pyeongchang1stGiant slalom visually impaired1:36.12
1stSlalom visually impaired2:10.51[7]
2ndSuper-G visually impaired1:26.29
3rdDownhill visually impaired1:26.46
2022Paralympics Games Beijing
2ndSuper-G visually impaired1:09.31[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle - Schede atleti Paralimpico" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. ^ "NPC Entries - Italy". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Birthday boys Bertagnolli and Ravelli snatch gold after rollercoaster trip to Norway". Paralympic.org. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. ^ Lloyd, Owen (19 January 2022). "Bertagnolli takes visually impaired Giant Slalom gold at World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  5. ^ Burke, Patrick (6 March 2022). "Simpson earns super-G gold for Britain on day of firsts at Beijing 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Alpine Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Results – Men's giant slalom Run 2 - Visually Impaired". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Men's Super-G Vision Impaired - Results". paralympic.org. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
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