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Fulvio Valbusa
Italian cross-country skier / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fulvio Valbusa (born February 15, 1969, in Verona) is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1992 to 2006. He won two medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 2006 and a silver in 1998. He also finished fifth in three other cross-country events at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano (10 km + 15 km combined pursuit, 30 km, and 50 km).
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Born | (1969-02-15) 15 February 1969 (age 55) Verona, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club | G.S. Forestale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 15 – (1992–2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starts | 187 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (3rd in 1997) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Valbusa also won five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including one silver (15 km: 2005) and four bronzes (10 km + 15 km combined pursuit: 1999, 4 × 10 km relay: 1995, 1997, 1999). He also won three FIS races at 15 km in 1996, 1997, and 2004.
He is the older brother of cross-country skier Sabina Valbusa.