| Giuliana Minuzzo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Minuzzo in 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1931-11-26)26 November 1931 Vallonara di Marostica, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 November 2020(2020-11-11) (aged 88) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo (née Minuzzo, 26 November 1931 – 11 November 2020) was an Italian alpine skier.
Career
She was born in Vallonara di Marostica. At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo Minuzzo was the bronze medalist in the women's downhill competition. At the 1960 Olympics in Squaw Valley she was bronze medalist in the women's giant slalom event.
At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Minuzzo made history by becoming the first woman to take the Olympic Oath.
On 11 November 2020, Minuzzo died at the age of 88.
References
- ^ "Sci: morta Giuliana Minuzzo, prima italiana a vincere una medaglia alle Olimpiadi". Corriere (in Italian). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "1952 Winter Olympics – Oslo, Norway – Alpine Skiing" Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on February 27, 2008)
- "1960 Winter Olympics – Squaw Valley, United States – Alpine Skiing" Archived 2007-08-19 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on February 27, 2008)
- IOC 1956 Winter Olympics Archived 2008-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Giuliana Minuzzo at FIS (alpine)
- Giuliana Minuzzo at FIS (alpine)
- Giuliana Minuzzo at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- Giuliana Minuzzo at Olympedia
- 1931 births
- 2020 deaths
- Italian female alpine skiers
- Olympic alpine skiers for Italy
- Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
- Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- People from Marostica
- Oath takers at the Olympic Games
- Sportspeople from the Province of Vicenza
- Skiers from Veneto
- 20th-century Italian sportswomen