Piero Maquignaz

Piero (Pierre)[1] Maquignaz (pron. fr. makiɲa') from Valtournenche was an Italian cross-country skier and military patrol runner, who competed in the 1920s and 1930s.

Biography

Maquignaz won the 18 kilometres event of the 1926 Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, and placed second in the following year.[2] At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, he was member of the Italian military patrol team (demonstration event).[3] In 1933, he was member of the winner team at the first Mezzalama Trophy event.[4]

References
  1. His name is reported in French too - see The Matterhorn
  2. L'albo d'oro degli Assoluti maschili nella 15 km Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Relay, FISI.
  4. Rielaborazione storia libro Camisasca Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine


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