Franco Nones
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1 February 1941 (age 75) Castello-Molina di Fiemme, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||
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Francesco "Franco" Nones (born 1 February 1941) is an Italian former cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s.
Biography
Nones was born in Castello-Molina di Fiemme. His best known finish was a gold medal in the 30 km event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, making Nones the first non-Scandinavian (Finland, Norway, and Sweden) and non-Soviet/Russian male to win a Winter Olympic cross-country skiing gold medal.
Nones also earned a bronze in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. He also finished 6th in the 30 km event at those same games.
Achievements
- 1963: 3rd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
- 1964:
- 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
- 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
- 1965:
- 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
- 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
- 1966:
- 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
- 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
- 1967:
- 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
- 2nd, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
- 1970:
- 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
- 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
- 1971: 1st, Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
External links
- Italian Nordic skiing article on Nones. (Italian)
- Franco Nones at the International Ski Federation
- 2003 Nordic skiing World Championship Miscellaneous information on cross-country skiing featuring Nones.
- Franco Nones at Sports Reference
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Media related to Franco Nones at Wikimedia Commons
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