Fulvio Valbusa

Fulvio Valbusa
	Valbusa in 2006
Personal information
Born	15 February 1969 (age 57); Verona, Italy
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Skiing
Club	G.S. Forestale
World Cup career
Seasons	15 – (1992–2006)
Indiv. starts	187
Indiv. podiums	13
Indiv. wins	2
Team starts	45
Team podiums	22
Team wins	7
Overall titles	0 – (3rd in 1997)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Italy
Olympic Games
World Championships
Junior World Championships

Born15 February 1969 (age 57)

Verona, Italy

Country

Italy

SportSkiing

ClubG.S. Forestale

Fulvio Valbusa (born 15 February 1969, in Verona) is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1992 to 2006. He won two medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 2006 and a silver in 1998. He also finished fifth in three other cross-country events at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano (10 km + 15 km combined pursuit, 30 km, and 50 km).

Valbusa also won five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including one silver (15 km: 2005) and four bronzes (10 km + 15 km combined pursuit: 1999, 4 × 10 km relay: 1995, 1997, 1999). He also won three FIS races at 15 km in 1996, 1997, and 2004.

He is the older brother of cross-country skier Sabina Valbusa.

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	Sprint	4 × 10 km relay	Team sprint
1992	23	—	N/a	—	17	—	N/a	—	N/a
1994	25	29	N/a	22	—	—	N/a	—	N/a
1998	29	11	N/a	5	5	5	N/a	Silver	N/a
2002	33	N/a	31	18	—	—	27	—	N/a
2006	37	N/a	12	—	N/a	30	—	Gold	—

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	Sprint	4 × 10 km relay	Team sprint
1993	24	19	N/a	11	—	—	N/a	—	N/a
1995	26	16	N/a	16	—	—	N/a	Bronze	N/a
1997	28	6	N/a	5	5	DNF	N/a	Bronze	N/a
1999	30	10	N/a	Bronze	4	15	N/a	Bronze	N/a
2001	32	N/a	26	8	—	14	—	6	N/a
2003	34	N/a	48	—	—	18	—	10	N/a
2005	36	N/a	Silver	9	N/a	—	—	4	—

Season	Age
Season	Age	Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint
1992	23	30	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a
1993	24	30	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a
1994	25	42	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a
1995	26	22	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a
1996	27	6	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a
1997	28		N/a	7	N/a
1998	29	6	N/a	14	N/a	5
1999	30	12	N/a	7	N/a	33
2000	31	33	N/a	26	36	20
2001	32	7	N/a	N/a	N/a	9
2002	33	48	N/a	N/a	N/a	65
2003	34	14	N/a	N/a	N/a	66
2004	35	8	7	N/a	N/a	50
2005	36	49	29	N/a	N/a	NC
2006	37	82	56	N/a	N/a	—

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1995–96	2 February 1996	Seefeld, Austria	10 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
2	1995–96	10 March 1996	Falun, Sweden	15 km Pursuit C	World Cup	2nd
3	1996–97	7 December 1996	Davos, Switzerland	10 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
4		14 December 1996	Brusson, Italy	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
5		4 January 1997	Kavgolovo, Russia	30 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
6	1997–98	16 December 1997	Val di Fiemme, Italy	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
7	1998–99	23 February 1999	Ramsau, Austria	15 km Pursuit F	World Championships^[1]	3rd
8	2000–01	13 January 2001	Soldier Hollow, United States	15 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
9	2002–03	23 November 2002	Kiruna, Sweden	10 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
10		7 December 2002	Davos, Switzerland	15 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
11		15 February 2003	Asiago, Italy	10 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
12	2003–04	6 February 2004	La Clusaz, France	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
13	2003–04	28 February 2004	Oslo, Norway	50 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
1	1994–95	17 March 1995	Thunder Bay, Canada	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Championships^[1]	3rd	Albarello / Maj / Fauner
2	1995–96	14 January 1996	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Maj / Vanzetta / Godioz
3		3 February 1996	Seefeld, Austria	12 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Fauner
4		25 February 1996	Trondheim, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa / Albarello / Fauner
5		1 March 1996	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Albarello / Fauner / Maj
6	1996–97	24 November 1996	Kiruna, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Maj / Fauner / Piller
7		15 December 1996	Brusson, Italy	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	2nd	Pozzi / Godioz / Fauner
8		28 February 1997	Trondheim, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Championships^[1]	3rd	Di Centa / Fauner / Piller Cottrer
9	1997–98	11 January 1998	Ramsau, Austria	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Maj / Piller Cottrer / Fauner
10	1998–99	10 January 1999	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Maj / Piller Cottrer / Fauner
11		26 February 1999	Ramsau, Austria	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Championships^[1]	3rd	Di Centa / Maj / Fauner
12		21 March 1999	Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Fauner / Di Centa / Maj
13	1999–00	28 November 1999	Kiruna, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	1st	Pozzi / Maj / Fauner
14	1999–00	27 February 2000	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	1st	Maj / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
15	2000–01	13 December 2000	Clusone, Italy	10 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Maj
16	2002–03	24 November 2002	Kiruna, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
17		1 December 2002	Rukatunturi, Finland	2 × 5 km / 2 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Paruzzi / S. Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
18		19 January 2003	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa / Zorzi / Schwienbacher
19		23 March 2003	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
20	2003–04	11 January 2004	Otepää, Estonia	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Carrara / Checchi / Piller Cottrer
21	2004–05	21 November 2004	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
22	2004–05	12 December 2004	Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 ×10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi

Fulvio Valbusa

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