Silvio Fauner

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Medal record
Men's cross country skiing
Olympic Games
Gold 1994 Lillehammer 4 × 10 km
Silver 1992 Albertville 4 × 10 km
Silver 1998 Nagano 4 × 10 km
Bronze 1994 Lillehammer 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit
Bronze 1998 Nagano 30 km
World Championships
Gold 1995 Thunder Bay 50 km
Silver 1993 Falun 4 × 10 km
Silver 1995 Thunder Bay 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit
Bronze 1995 Thunder Bay 4 × 10 km
Bronze 1997 Trondheim 4 × 10 km
Bronze 1999 Ramsau 4 × 10 km

Silvio Fauner (born November 1, 1968 in the province of Belluno) is a former Italian cross country skier who has competed since 1988. His best known victory was part of the 4 × 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. He also won four other medals at the Winter Olympics with silvers in the 4 × 10 km relay (1992, 1998) and bronzes in the 15 km (1994) and 30 km (1998).

Fauner also won 6 medals at the Nordic skiing World Championships, including 1 gold (50 km: 1995), 2 silvers (10 km + 15 km combined pursuit: 1995, 4 × 10 km: 1993), and 3 bronzes (4 × 10 km: 1995, 1997, 1999).

At the Opening Ceremony for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin on February 10, he and his 4 × 10 km relay teammates (Maurilio De Zolt, Marco Albarello, and Giorgio Vanzetta) who won the gold at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, were among the last carriers of the Olympic torch before it was lit by fellow Italian cross country skier Stefania Belmondo.

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