Ilio Colli Explained

Ilio Colli, vulgo Paor^[1] (May 30, 1931 – February 21, 1953), was a skier from Italy. He represented his native country at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, where he came in eighteenth in the men's downhill event.^[2]

Colli, fourth of six children of Vincenzo Colli and his wife Dimai Costanza, née Piero de Jenzio Dea, was born in Cortina d'Ampezzo. He was killed when he crashed into a tree during a ski race at in Madesimo. A ski course at Cortina d'Ampezzo was named in his honor.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Ilio Colli esce di pista nella libera a Madesimo e muore. Eʼ il 1953 . Ilio Colli goes off the track in Madesimo and dies. It is 1953 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151123141418/http://www.regole.it/DocAppr/transazione.pdf . 23 November 2015 . it . Il Cador . 3 . March 2010 . 22.
2. Web site: Ilio Colli Biography and Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020200151/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/ilio-colli-1.html . 20 October 2012 . sports-reference.com . 23 April 2009.
3. Book: David Wallechinsky . Wallechinsky . David . Jaime . Loucky . 2005 . The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics . . . 1-894963-45-8.