Maurilio De Zolt


Maurilio De Zolt is an Italian cross-country skier who competed internationally from 1977 to 1997. His best known victory was part of the 4 × 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, when he was 43 years old. He also won two silver medals in the Winter Olympics at 50 km.

Biography

De Zolt also won six medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including one gold, three silvers, and two bronzes.
At the Opening Ceremony for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin on 10 February, he and his 4 × 10 km relay teammates 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. Eighteen years earlier, at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, De Zolt carried the Italian flag during the opening ceremonies.
De Zolt was formerly a firefighter, and once placed second in ladder climbing at the World Fireman Championships.

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

World Cup standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 1981–82 7 March 1982 Lahti, Finland50 km IndividualWorld Cup3rd
2 1984–85 22 January 1985 Seefeld, Austria15 km IndividualWorld Championships3rd
3 1984–85 27 January 1985 Seefeld, Austria50 km IndividualWorld Championships2nd
4 1985–86 14 February 1986 Oberstdorf, West Germany50 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
51986–8721 February 1987 Oberstdorf, West Germany50 km Individual FWorld Championships1st
6 1987–88 27 February 1988 Calgary, Canada50 km Individual FOlympic Games2nd
7 1987–88 19 March 1988 Oslo, Norway50 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
8 1989–90 17 December 1989 Canmore, Canada50 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
9 1990–91 17 February 1991 Val di Fiemme, Italy50 km Individual FWorld Championships3rd
10 1991–92 22 February 1992 Albertville, France50 km Individual FOlympic Games2nd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
1 1984–85 24 January 1985 Seefeld, Austria4 × 10 km RelayWorld Championships2ndAlbarello / Vanzetta / Ploner
2 1984–85 10 March 1985 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km RelayWorld Cup1stWalder / Barco / Vanzetta
3 1985–86 13 March 1986 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndAlbarello / Walder / Vanzetta
4 1986–87 19 March 1987 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdVanzetta / Albarello / Pulie
5 1987–88 13 March 1988 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdAlbarello / Vanzetta / Barco
61989–901 March 1990 Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stFauner / Vanzetta / Runggaldier
7 1992–93 26 February 1993 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships2ndAlbarello / Vanzetta / Fauner
81993–9422 February 1994 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FOlympic Games1stAlbarello / Vanzetta / Fauner
91993–9413 March 1994 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndBarco / Vanzetta / Fauner

Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.