Roland Thöni | |
Club: | Fiamme Gialle[1] |
Birth Date: | 17 January 1951 |
Death Date: | [2] |
Birth Place: | Trafoi, Italy |
Death Place: | Bolzano, Italy |
Wcdebut: | 1970 |
Retired: | 1976 |
Olympicmedals: | 1 |
Olympicgolds: | 0 |
Wcwins: | 2 |
Wcpodiums: | 3 |
Wcoveralls: | 0 (7th in 1972) |
Wctitles: | 0 (3rd in 1972 SL) |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Roland Thöni (17 January 1951 – 4 April 2021) was an Italian alpine ski racer. A cousin of Gustav Thöni, Roland competed on the World Cup circuit during the 1970s.
Roland Thöni was born in Trafoi, a frazione of Stilfs (South Tyrol). His World Cup debut on 7 February 1971 was a top ten finish; he took seventh place in the slalom at Mürren, Switzerland.
His best year was 1972, which he opened with a bronze medal in the slalom at the Winter Olympics in Sapporo, finishing behind his cousin Gustav and Francisco Fernández Ochoa, the gold medalist from Spain.[3] In mid-March 1972, Thöni also obtained his only two World cup victories; he won the slaloms at Madonna di Campiglio and Pra-Loup on consecutive days.[4]
He did not reach the podium in the following World Cup seasons. His last international race was the downhill at the 1976 Winter Olympics, won by Franz Klammer.
Race date | Place | Discipline | Position | |
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18-03-1972 | Slalom | bgcolor=gold | 1st | |
17-03-1972 | Slalom | bgcolor=gold | 1st | |
16-03-1972 | Giant slalom | 3rd | ||
19-12-1971 | Slalom | 4th | ||
12-01-1975 | Combined | 5th | ||
23-01-1972 | Slalom | 5th | ||
28-01-1973 | Slalom | 6th | ||
16-01-1972 | Slalom | 6th | ||
21-03-1975 | Downhill | 7th | ||
07-02-1971 | Slalom | 7th | ||
15-03-1972 | Downhill | 8th | ||
14-01-1973 | Slalom | 10th |
Date | Location | Race | |
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17 March 1972 | Madonna di Campiglio | Slalom | |
18 March 1972 | Pra-Loup | Slalom |