Simona Senoner Explained

Simona Senoner
Birth Date:13 June 1993
Birth Place:Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy
Death Place:Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Club:Sci Club Gardena Raiffeisen
Seasons:2008–2011
Wins:0
Totalpodiums:0

Simona Senoner (13 June 1993 – 7 January 2011) was an Italian cross-country racer and ski jumper.

Biography

Senoner was born in Bolzano, in the province of South Tyrol, and lived in Santa Cristina Gherdëina, in the Ladin-speaking territory of the province. From 2008 to her death she was a member of the Italian ski jumper team.[1] She was a niece of Italian skier Peter Runggaldier.[2]

Death

At the time of her death she was competing in the Continental Cup meet. After suddenly falling ill in her hotel room, she was airlifted to University Medical Center Freiburg, where she was pronounced dead after about 24 hours.[3] Initial tests indicated she may have died from a rapid onset of meningitis.[4] As a tribute, all Italian winter sports athletes wore black armbands the following Sunday.[5] [6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ladies-skijumping.com/wiadomosci/189/Simona-Senoner-passed-away/ Simona Senoner passed away
  2. https://www.welt.de/sport/wintersport/article12058210/Der-raetselhafte-Tod-der-17-jaehrigen-Skispringerin.html Der rätselhafte Tod der 17-jährigen Skispringerin
  3. News: 8 January 2011 . Italian ski jumper dies in hotel room . . 8 January 2011.
  4. News: 9 January 2011 . Meningitis possible cause of ski jumper's death . USA Today .
  5. http://www.gazzetta.it/Sport_Vari/Sport_Invernali/Salto_con_sci/07-01-2011/lutto-mondo-sci-712401387488.shtml Tragedia nel mondo dello sci
  6. Web site: U.S. Jumpers take 4th, 5th in Schonach Event Overshadowed by Tragedy Cross Country Skier Magazine . dead . 9 January 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708205239/http://www.crosscountryskier.com/ccsnews/news.php?newsid=1523 . 8 July 2011.