Giacomo Bertagnolli

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
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1999-01-18) 18 January 1999 (age 25) Cavalese, Italy
Sport
Sport	Para-alpine skiing
Disability	Visually impaired
Club	Fiamme 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 2018 Pyengchang Giant slalom 2018 Pyengchang Slalom 2022 Beijing Super combined 2022 Beijing Slalom 2018 Pyengchang Super-G 2022 Beijing Super-G 2022 Beijing Giant slalom 2018 Pyengchang Downhill World Championships 2017 Tarvisio Super combined 2019 Sella Nevea Downhill 2019 Sella Nevea Super-G 2019 Sella Nevea Slalom 2019 Sella Nevea Super combined 2021 Lillehammer Giant slalom 2023 Lleida Giant slalom 2023 Lleida Slalom 2017 Tarvisio Giant slalom 2019 Sella Nevea Giant slalom 2021 Lillehammer Slalom 2021 Lillehammer Parallel event 2023 Lleida Alpine combined 2017 Tarvisio Super-G 2023 Lleida Super-G

Career

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

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

• Italy at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

References

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.

External links

• Giacomo Bertagnolli at the International Paralympic Committee
• Giacomo Bertagnolli at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
• Giacomo Bertagnolli at the Comitato Italiano Paralimpico (in Italian)