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
Cavalese, Italy
Sport
SportPara-alpine skiing
DisabilityVisually impaired
ClubFiamme Gialle[1]
Medal record
Men's para-alpine skiing
Representing  Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 4 3 1
World Championships 7 5 2
Total 11 8 3
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

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2018 Paralympics Games South Korea Pyeongchang 1st Giant slalom visually impaired 1:36.12
1st Slalom visually impaired 2:10.51 [7]
2nd Super-G visually impaired 1:26.29
3rd Downhill visually impaired 1:26.46
2022 Paralympics Games China Beijing
2nd Super-G visually impaired 1:09.31 [8]

See also

References
  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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