Giuliano Besson

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

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 75) Sauze d'Oulx, Italy
Occupation	Alpine skier
Skiing career
Disciplines	Speed events
World Cup debut	1972
Retired	1975
Website	AnziBesson
Olympics
Teams	1
World Cup
Seasons	4
Wins	0
Podiums	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 January 1974	Kitzbuehel	Downhill	2nd

Olympic results

Year	Age	Venue	Event	Rank
1972	22	Sapporo	Downhill	11

See also

• Stefano Anzi (his sporty twin and than firm)^[5]