Giuliano Besson
Giuliano Besson (left) with his sporty twin and firm Stefano Anzi in 1970s.
Personal information
Born (1950-01-01) 1 January 1950 (age 74)
Sauze d'Oulx, Italy
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesSpeed events
World Cup debut1972
Retired1975
WebsiteAnziBesson
Olympics
Teams1
World Cup
Seasons4
Wins0
Podiums1

Giuliano Besson (born 1 January 1950) is an Italian former alpine skier who competed in the 1972 Winter Olympics.[1]

The twins Anzi and Besson

In the 1970s the legend of the two skiers of the valanga azzurra (blue avalanche) was born, Stefano Anzi and Giuliano Besson who were nicknamed i gemelli (the twins) because on two occasions they concluded an important downhill race in the same position, on 7 February 1972 at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan both finished in 11th place ex-aequo[2] and on 26 January 1974 both finished in second place still ex-aequo on the legendary Streiff in Kitzbuehl, Austria in a World Cup race.[3]

World Cup results

Besson boasts one podium in the World Cup.[4]

Podium
Date Place Discipline Rank
26-01-1974 Austria Kitzbuehel Downhill 2nd

Olympic results

  Year    Age  Venue Event Rank
1972 22 Japan Sapporo Downhill 11

See also

References

  1. ^ Giuliano Besson, Sports Reference, archived from the original on September 15, 2011, retrieved October 25, 2007
  2. ^ "Downhill, Men - Date: 7 February 1972 - tatus: Olympic". olympedia.org. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ "26-01-1974 Kitzbuehel AUT World Cup Downhill". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Besson Giuliano - World Cup Podium". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  5. ^ "La Storia - Besson Group" (in Italian). bessongroup.com. Retrieved 17 February 2021. Giuliano Besson, nato nel 1950, è uno dei grandi campioni di sci che fanno nascere il mito della Valanga Azzurra dei primi anni '70, è un ottimo discesista insieme con l'amico Stefano Anzi, così amici da arrivare secondi al centesimo di secondo nella gara più prestigiosa del mondo a Kitzbuhel nel 1974. Un anno dopo, quale portavoce della Nazionale Azzurra alza un po' troppo la voce e viene radiato con l'amico Stefano. L'esclusione ingiusta e ingiustificata agisce da incentivo e Stefano Anzi e Giuliano Besson appendono gli sci al per buttarsi a capofitto in un'altra sfida importante: vestire gli appassionati dello sci.

External links

Italian Alpine Ski Champions in men's downhill
Categories