Alessandro Pittin Explained
| Alessandro Pittin |
| Birth Date: | 11 February 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Tolmezzo, Italy |
| Club: | Fiamme Gialle[1] |
| Skis: | Fischer |
| Seasons: | 2007– |
| Wins: | 3 |
| Additionalpodiums: | 9 |
| Totalpodiums: | 12 |
Alessandro Pittin, (born 11 February 1990 in Tolmezzo) is an Italian nordic combined athlete from Ski club Aldo Moro Paluzza.
Career
In the World Cup at Schonach in 2009, Pittin came in 9th place. He had previously won the Junior World Championships in Zakopane 2008. He has also competed in other FIS Nordic Combined World Cup competitions and has won several junior, and amateur competitions such as Fis Race and the Alpen Cup as well as the B-World Cup.[2] Pittin has skis from Fischer. At the moment, he resides in Cercivento, Udine, Italy.[3] Pittin's only major injury was when he broke his arm while ski jumping.
Pittin is the first Italian to medal in Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics with his bronze in the 10 km individual normal hill event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
- Further notable results:
- 2007: 2nd, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing, sprint
- 2008: 1st, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing, sprint
- 2009:
- 1st, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing
- 1st, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing, sprint
- 2010:
- 1st, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing
- 1st, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing, sprint
- 2011: 1st, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing
Notes and References
- Web site: Sport invernali statistiche Olimpiadi. fiammegialle.org. italian. 18 May 2020.
- Web site: FIS-Ski - biographie . 2009-01-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100406021504/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=NK&competitorid=81371&type=result . 2010-04-06 . dead .
- Web site: FIS-Ski - biographie . www.fis-ski.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110526114221/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=NK&competitorid=81371&type=biog . 2011-05-26.
