Ana María Dellai Explained

Birth Date:	16 October 1929
Birth Place:	Castelrotto, Italy
Death Place:	San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
Sport:	Alpine skiing
Club:	Club Andino Bariloche
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Ana María Dellai (16 October 1929 – 15 February 1986) was an Argentine alpine skier.

Biography

Dellai is a former member of Club Andino Bariloche. She competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics hosted in Oslo, Norway, in the downhill, slalom and giant slalom events and placed 28th–31st. She was the only female competitor from the Argentine Delegation at those Olympics, as well the first woman to represent Argentina at the Winter Olympics. She was the Flag bearer of the delegation during the opening ceremony.^{[1] [2]}

In 1954, she was part of the cast of the movie Canción de la nieve.^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://www.olympic.org/photos/vaaev001 Oslo 1952-Opening ceremony: the delegations and the audience.
2. Book: Reporte oficial de los Juegos Olímpicos de Iniverno de Oslo 1952. Rolf Petersen . Oslo . 1952 . PDF . https://web.archive.org/web/20110526220848/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1952/or1952w.pdf . 2011-05-26 . 178, 227, 229, 231, 258.
3. Web site: Ficha técnica, trailer, imágenes, noticias y más información de la película Canción de la nieve. 4 January 2023. Cinenacional.com. es. 22 June 2023.