Simona Senoner

Simona Senoner
Personal information
Born June 13, 1993
Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy
Died January 7, 2011 (aged 17)
Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Professional information
Club Sci Club Gardena Raiffeisen
World Cup
Seasons 2008–2011
Wins 0
Additional podiums 0
Total podiums 0

Simona Senoner (June 13, 1993 – January 7, 2011) was a cross-country racer and ski jumper from Italy.

Biography

Senoner was born in Bolzano, in the province of South Tyrol, and lived in Santa Cristina Gherdëina, in the Ladin-speaking territory of the province. From 2008 to her death she was a member of the Italian ski jumper team.[1] She was a niece of Italian skier Peter Runggaldier.[2]

Death

At the time of her death she was competing in the Continental Cup meet. After suddenly falling ill in her hotel room, she was airlifted to University Medical Center Freiburg, where she was pronounced dead after about 24 hours.[3] Initial tests indicated she may have died from a rapid onset of meningitis.[4] As a tribute, all Italian winter sports athletes wore black armbands the following Sunday.[5][6]

  1. ^ Dolomiten August 1, 2011

References

  1. ↑ Simona Senoner passed away
  2. ↑ Der rätselhafte Tod der 17-jährigen Skispringerin
  3. ↑ "Italian ski jumper dies in hotel room". USA Today. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "Meningitis possible cause of ski jumper's death". USA Today. 9 January 2011.
  5. ↑ Tragedia nel mondo dello sci
  6. ↑ http://www.crosscountryskier.com/ccsnews/news.php?newsid=1523

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