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
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 4 3 1
World Championships 7 5 2
Total 11 8 3
Winter Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyengchang Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyengchang Slalom
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Super combined
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Slalom
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyengchang Super-G
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Super-G
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Giant slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyengchang Downhill
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tarvisio Super combined
Gold medal – first place 2019 Sella Nevea Downhill
Gold medal – first place 2019 Sella Nevea Super-G
Gold medal – first place 2019 Sella Nevea Slalom
Gold medal – first place 2019 Sella Nevea Super combined
Gold medal – first place 2021 Lillehammer Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 2023 Lleida Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 2023 Lleida Slalom
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tarvisio Giant slalom
Silver medal – second place 2019 Sella Nevea Giant slalom
Silver medal – second place 2021 Lillehammer Slalom
Silver medal – second place 2021 Lillehammer Parallel event
Silver medal – second place 2023 Lleida Alpine combined
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tarvisio Super-G
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Lleida Super-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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Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
2018 Paralympics Games   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   Beijing
2nd Super-G visually impaired 1:09.31 [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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