Italy at the 1976 Winter Olympics
# Italy at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Italy competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Piero Gros | Alpine skiing | Men's slalom |
| Silver | Gustavo Thoeni | Alpine skiing | Men's slalom |
| Silver | Claudia Giordani | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom |
| Bronze | Herbert Plank | Alpine skiing | Men's downhill |

## Alpine skiing

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Erwin Stricker | Downhill | | | | | DNF | – |
| Gustavo Thoeni | Downhill | | | | | 1:49.25 | 26 |
| Rolando Thoeni | Downhill | | | | | 1:48.13 | 14 |
| Herbert Plank | Downhill | | | | | 1:46.59 | |
| Franco Bieler | Giant Slalom | 1:47.00 | 10 | 1:43.24 | 7 | 3:30.24 | 8 |
| Fausto Radici | Giant Slalom | 1:46.87 | 9 | 1:43.22 | 6 | 3:30.09 | 7 |
| Piero Gros | Giant Slalom | 1:45.69 | 5 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Gustavo Thoeni | Giant Slalom | 1:44.19 | 1 | 1:43.48 | 8 | 3:27.67 | 4 |
| Fausto Radici | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Piero Gros | Slalom | 1:01.23 | 5 | 1:02.06 | 1 | 2:03.29 | |
| Franco Bieler | Slalom | 1:01.04 | 4 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Gustavo Thoeni | Slalom | 1:00.55 | 2 | 1:03.18 | 2 | 2:03.73 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jolanda Plank | Downhill | | | | | 1:52.50 | 25 |
| Wanda Bieler | Downhill | | | | | 1:50.58 | 20 |
| Paola Hofer | Downhill | | | | | 1:49.60 | 15 |
| Wanda Bieler | Giant Slalom | | | | | DNF | – |
| Paola Hofer | Giant Slalom | | | | | 1:32.67 | 23 |
| Claudia Giordani | Giant Slalom | | | | | 1:31.44 | 13 |
| Wilma Gatta | Giant Slalom | | | | | 1:30.51 | 7 |
| Wilma Gatta | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Paola Hofer | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Wanda Bieler | Slalom | 48.86 | 11 | 46.80 | 8 | 1:35.66 | 8 |
| Claudia Giordani | Slalom | 46.87 | 4 | 44.00 | 2 | 1:30.87 | |

## Biathlon

### Men

| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time $^1$ | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 km | Pierantonio Clementi | 1'16:08.86 | 7 | 1'23:08.86 | 23 |
| 20 km | Lino Jordan | 1'15:49.83 | 2 | 1'17:49.83 | 7 |
| 20 km | Willy Bertin | 1'13:50.36 | 3 | 1'16:50.36 | 4 |

    $^1$ One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.

### Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

| Athletes | Race | Race | Race |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athletes | Misses $^2$ | Time | Rank |
| Lino Jordan Pierantonio Clementi Luigi Weiss Willy Bertin | 3 | 2'06:16.55 | 6 |

    $^2$ A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.

## Bobsleigh

| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| ITA-1 | Giorgio Alverà Franco Perruguet | Two-man | 56.62 | 7 | 56.71 | 6 | 56.84 | 8 | 57.13 | 9 | 3:47.30 | 8 |
| ITA-2 | Nevio De Zordo Ezio Fiori | Two-man | 57.71 | 16 | 57.58 | 13 | 57.88 | 17 | 57.95 | 15 | 3:51.12 | 16 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| ITA-1 | Giorgio Alverà Piero Vegnuti Adriano Bee Francesco Butteri | Four-man | 55.59 | 10 | 55.92 | 12 | 56.94 | 14 | 57.42 | 12 | 3:45.87 | 12 |
| ITA-2 | Nevio De Zordo Ezio Fiori Roberto Porzia Lino Benoni | Four-man | 55.75 | 11 | 55.80 | 10 | 57.08 | 16 | 57.17 | 11 | 3:45.80 | 11 |

## Cross-country skiing

### Men

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 15 km | Fabrizio Pedranzini | 48:58.30 | 53 |
| 15 km | Roberto Primus | 47:29.02 | 36 |
| 15 km | Renzo Chiocchetti | 47:11.22 | 29 |
| 15 km | Giulio Capitanio | 46:51.14 | 21 |
| 30 km | Ulrico Kostner | 1'37:49.85 | 41 |
| 30 km | Renzo Chiocchetti | 1'37:15.82 | 38 |
| 30 km | Roberto Primus | 1'36:40.33 | 34 |
| 30 km | Giulio Capitanio | 1'35:58.29 | 28 |
| 50 km | Carlo Favre | DNF | – |
| 50 km | Ulrico Kostner | DNF | – |
| 50 km | Roberto Primus | DNF | – |
| 50 km | Tonio Biondini | DNF | – |

### Men's 4 × 10 km relay

| Athletes | Race | Race |
| - | - | - |
| Athletes | Time | Rank |
| Renzo Chiocchetti Tonio Biondini Ulrico Kostner Giulio Capitanio | 2'12:07.12 | 7 |

## Figure skating

### Women

| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Susanna Driano | 8 | 7 | 7 | 181.62 | 63 | 7 |

### Ice Dancing

| Athletes | CD | FD | Points | Places | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stefania Bertele Walter Cecconi | 16 | 17 | 166.22 | 140 | 16 |
| Isabella Rizzi Luigi Freroni | 17 | 14 | 168.64 | 133 | 14 |
| Matilde Ciccia Lamberto Ceserani | 7 | 6 | 191.46 | 58.5 | 6 |

## Luge

### Men

| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Paul Hildgartner | n/a | ? | n/a | ? | n/a | ? | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Peter Gschnitzer | 54.051 | 14 | 53.812 | 17 | 53.357 | 16 | 1:27.540 | 38 | 4:08.760 | 37 |
| Karl Brunner | 53.916 | 12 | 53.228 | 10 | 53.023 | 11 | 53.21 | 10 | 3:33.188 | 11 |

(Men's) Doubles

| Athletes | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletes | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Karl Feichter Ernst Haspinger | 43.853 | 12 | 43.318 | 5 | 1:27.121 | 7 |
| Paul Hildgartner Walter Plaikner | 43.781 | 11 | 44.058 | 12 | 1:27.839 | 11 |

### Women

| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Maria-Luise Rainer | 44.943 | 16 | 44.848 | 16 | 44.768 | 16 | 44.972 | 17 | 2:59.531 | 16 |
| Sarah Felder | 44.056 | 12 | 43.118 | 11 | 43.075 | 10 | 43.374 | 10 | 2:53.623 | 11 |

## Nordic combined

Events:

* normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
* 15 km cross-country skiing

| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Modesto De Silvestro | Individual | 60.5 | 62.0 | 139.8 | 33 | 52:27.61 | 180.09 | 25 | 319.89 | 32 |
| Francesco Giacomelli | Individual | 72.0 | 74.0 | 190.3 | 20 | 56:08.75 | 146.92 | 31 | 337.22 | 31 |

## Ski jumping

| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank |
| Leo De Crignis | Normal hill | 70.5 | 91.1 | 74.0 | 99.7 | 190.8 | 50 |
| Francesco Giacomelli | Normal hill | 71.0 | 94.9 | 72.0 | 97.0 | 191.9 | 49 |
| Lido Tomasi | Normal hill | 76.0 | 101.4 | 76.0 | 101.9 | 203.3 | 45 |
| Marcello Bazzana | Normal hill | 75.0 | 103.8 | 74.5 | 102.0 | 205.8 | 38 |
| Leo De Crignis | Large hill | 76.0 | 71.4 | 76.0 | 71.9 | 143.3 | 49 |
| Marcello Bazzana | Large hill | 74.0 | 72.1 | 71.0 | 65.9 | 138.0 | 51 |
| Lido Tomasi | Large hill | 82.0 | 80.8 | 77.0 | 71.3 | 152.1 | 47 |
| Francesco Giacomelli | Large hill | 81.0 | 83.4 | 75.5 | 74.2 | 157.6 | 44 |

## Speed skating

### Men

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 500 m | Bruno Toniolli | 41.44 | 23 |
| 1000 m | Floriano Martello | 1:26.54 | 26 |
| 1000 m | Bruno Toniolli | 1:22.83 | 14 |
| 1500 m | Giovanni Panciera | 2:33.52 | 30 |
| 1500 m | Floriano Martello | 2:09.68 | 25 |
| 1500 m | Bruno Toniolli | 2:05.66 | 19 |
| 5000 m | Loris Vellar | 8:31.85 | 31 |
| 5000 m | Ivano Bamberghi | 8:21.04 | 28 |
| 5000 m | Maurizio Marchetto | 8:04.07 | 21 |
| 10,000 m | Maurizio Marchetto | 16:22.55 | 17 |
