Roland Thöni Explained

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.

Biography

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.

World cup

All top 10 results

Race datePlaceDisciplinePosition
18-03-1972Slalombgcolor=gold1st
17-03-1972Slalombgcolor=gold1st
16-03-1972Giant slalom3rd
19-12-1971Slalom 4th
12-01-1975Combined 5th
23-01-1972Slalom 5th
28-01-1973Slalom 6th
16-01-1972Slalom 6th
21-03-1975Downhill 7th
07-02-1971Slalom 7th
15-03-1972Downhill 8th
14-01-1973Slalom 10th

Victories

DateLocationRace
17 March 1972 Madonna di CampiglioSlalom
18 March 1972 Pra-LoupSlalom

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sport invernali statistiche Olimpiadi. fiammegialle.org. italian. 18 May 2020.
  2. Web site: È mancato Rolando Thoeni. sciaremag.it. italian. 4 April 2021. 4 April 2021.
  3. Web site: Italian Olympic Team - Alpine skiing Medal Winners. italiansrus.com. 31 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Rolando THOENI . fis-ski.com . 4 April 2021.