Valerio Checchi

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Born (1980-04-03) 3 April 1980 (age 45)
Subiaco, Italy
Country Italy
SportSkiing
Valerio Checchi
Valerio Checchi in 2008
Personal information
Born (1980-04-03) 3 April 1980 (age 45)
Subiaco, Italy
Sport
Country Italy
SportSkiing
ClubG.S. Forestale
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (20022014)
Indiv. starts163
Indiv. podiums4
Indiv. wins1
Team starts27
Team podiums6
Team wins1
Overall titles0 – (10th in 2008)
Discipline titles0

Valerio Checchi (born Subiaco, Lazio, 3 April 1980) is an Italian cross-country skier who has competed since 1999. He has two World Cup victories, with one in 2006 and another in 2008.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Checchi finished 18th in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit event and 36th in the 15 km event. Checchi's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fourth in the 4 × 10 km relay at Liberec in 2009.

Checchi finished ninth in the 4 × 10 km relay event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

In 2014, Checchi was handed a one-year ban from sports for three whereabouts failures in 18 months.[1][2] The ban ended 13 April 2015.

Cross-country skiing results

References

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