Alessandro Pittin
Italian Nordic combined skier
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Alessandro Pittin, (born 11 February 1990 in Tolmezzo) is an Italian nordic combined athlete from Ski club Aldo Moro Paluzza. He has competed in six Olympic Games.
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| Born | 11 February 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fiamme Gialle[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 2007– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Pittin resides in Cercivento, Udine, Italy.[2] He is a four-time Junior World Championships medallist, winning three gold and one bronze. He has won 3 World Cup races and placed on 16 podiums.[3]
Pittin was the first Italian to medal in Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics with his bronze in the 10 km individual normal hill event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[4] Four years later at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, he placed fourth in the normal hill event.[5] At the 2015 World Championships in Falun, Pittin was the silver medallist in the same discipline.[6] He also participated in the three following Winter Olympics held in Pyongyang, Beijing and Milano Cortina.
