Maurilio De Zolt

Maurilio De Zolt (born 29 September 1950 in San Pietro di Cadore, Province of Belluno) is an Italian cross-country skier who competed internationally from 1977 to 1997. His best known victory was part of the 4 × 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, when he was 43 years old. He also won two silver medals in the Winter Olympics at 50 km (1988, 1992).

Maurilio De Zolt
Country Italy
Born (1950-09-29) 29 September 1950
San Pietro di Cadore, Italy
Ski clubVigili del Fuoco Belluno
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (1982–1994)
Individual wins1
Team wins3
Indiv. podiums10
Team podiums9
Indiv. starts57
Team starts13
Overall titles0 – (9th in 1991)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Lillehammer4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place1988 Calgary 50 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place1992 Albertville50 km freestyle
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1987 Oberstdorf50 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place1985 Seefeld50 km
Silver medal – second place1985 Seefeld4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place1993 Falun4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place1985 Seefeld15 km
Bronze medal – third place1991 Val di Fiemme50 km freestyle

Biography

De Zolt also won six medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including one gold (50 km: 1987), three silvers (50 km: 1985, 4 × 10 km relay: 1985, 1993), and two bronzes (15 km: 1985, 50 km: 1991).

At the Opening Ceremony for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin on 10 February, he and his 4 × 10 km relay teammates (Giorgio Vanzetta, Marco Albarello, and Silvio Fauner) who won the gold at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, were among the last carriers of the Olympic torch before it was lit by fellow Italian cross-country skier Stefania Belmondo. Eighteen years earlier, at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, De Zolt carried the Italian flag during the opening ceremonies.

De Zolt was formerly a firefighter, and once placed second in ladder climbing at the World Fireman Championships.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games
  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
198029—31—20DNF6
198433—9—9227
198837—6——Silver5
19924158—DNF—Silver—
199443———57Gold

World Championships
  • 6 medals – (1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km 
 classical 		  15 km 
 freestyle 		  Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
197827————174211
198231—17——138—
198534—Bronze———SilverSilver
198736—14———Gold5
198938—12———7—
199140——5——Bronze4
199342————812Silver

Season standings
 Season   Age  Overall
19823113
19833230
19843322
19853413
19863528
19873621
19883712
19893837
19903925
1991409
19924112
19934216
19944315

Individual podiums
  • 1 victory
  • 10 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1981–82 7 March 1982Finland Lahti, Finland50 km IndividualWorld Cup3rd
2 1984–85 22 January 1985Austria Seefeld, Austria15 km IndividualWorld Championships[1]3rd
327 January 1985Austria Seefeld, Austria50 km IndividualWorld Championships[1]2nd
4 1985–86 14 February 1986West Germany Oberstdorf, West Germany50 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
51986–8721 February 1987West Germany Oberstdorf, West Germany50 km Individual FWorld Championships[1]1st
6 1987–88 27 February 1988Canada Calgary, Canada50 km Individual FOlympic Games[1]2nd
719 March 1988Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
8 1989–90 17 December 1989Canada Canmore, Canada50 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
9 1990–91 17 February 1991Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy50 km Individual FWorld Championships[1]3rd
10 1991–92 22 February 1992France Albertville, France50 km Individual FOlympic Games[1]2nd

Team podiums
  • 3 victories
  • 9 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1984–85 24 January 1985Austria Seefeld, Austria4 × 10 km RelayWorld Championships[1]2ndAlbarello / Vanzetta / Ploner
210 March 1985Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km RelayWorld Cup1stWalder / Barco / Vanzetta
3 1985–86 13 March 1986Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndAlbarello / Walder / Vanzetta
4 1986–87 19 March 1987Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdVanzetta / Albarello / Pulie
5 1987–88 13 March 1988Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdAlbarello / Vanzetta / Barco
61989–901 March 1990Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stFauner / Vanzetta / Runggaldier
7 1992–93 26 February 1993Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]2ndAlbarello / Vanzetta / Fauner
81993–9422 February 1994Norway Lillehammer, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FOlympic Games[1]1stAlbarello / Vanzetta / Fauner
913 March 1994Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndBarco / Vanzetta / Fauner

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References
  1. Wallechinsky, David; Jaime Loucky (2005). The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics, Toronto: Sport Classic Books. ISBN 1-894963-45-8
  2. "Athlete : DE ZOLT Maurilio". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
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