Bice Vanzetta
Italian cross-country skier (born 1961)
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Bice Vanzetta (born 7 March 1961) is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1986 to 1994.
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| Born | 7 March 1961 Cavalese, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | U.S. Cornacci | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 8 – (1986–1988, 1990–1994) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (24th in 1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
She won two bronze medals at the Winter Olympics in the 4 × 5 km relay (1992, 1994). Vanzetta's best finish at the Winter Olympics was 19th in the 5 km event in 1994.
She also won two silver medals in the 4 × 5 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (1991, 1993). Vanzetta's best individual finish at the World Championships was 12th in the 5 km event in 1991.
Vanzetta's best career individual finish was third in an FIS race in 1992 in Italy.
She is the younger sister of four time Olympic medalist Giorgio Vanzetta.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
- 2 medals – (2 bronze)
World Championships
- 2 medals – (2 silver)
World Cup
Season standings
Team podiums
- 4 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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| 1 | 1990–91 | 15 February 1991 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 2nd | Di Centa / Paruzzi / Belmondo |
| 2 | 1991–92 | 18 February 1992 |  Albertville, France | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | Olympic Games[1] | 3rd | Di Centa / Paruzzi / Belmondo |
| 3 | 1992–93 | 26 February 1993 |  Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 2nd | Di Centa / Paruzzi / Belmondo |
| 4 | 1993–94 | 22 February 1994 |  Lillehammer, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | Olympic Games[1] | 3rd | Di Centa / Paruzzi / Belmondo |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.