Maurilio De Zolt

Maurilio De Zolt (born 29 September 1950 in San Pietro di Cadore, Province of Belluno) 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 (1988, 1992).

Maurilio De Zolt
Country	Italy
Born	(1950-09-29) 29 September 1950 (age 74) San Pietro di Cadore, Italy
Ski club	Vigili del Fuoco Belluno
World Cup career
Seasons	13 – (1982–1994)
Indiv. starts	57
Indiv. podiums	10
Indiv. wins	1
Team starts	13
Team podiums	9
Team wins	3
Overall titles	0 – (9th in 1991)
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1994 Lillehammer 4 × 10 km relay 1988 Calgary 50 km freestyle 1992 Albertville 50 km freestyle World Championships 1987 Oberstdorf 50 km freestyle 1985 Seefeld 50 km 1985 Seefeld 4 × 10 km relay 1993 Falun 4 × 10 km relay 1985 Seefeld 15 km 1991 Val di Fiemme 50 km freestyle

Biography

De Zolt also won six medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including one gold (50 km: 1987), three silvers (50 km: 1985, 4 × 10 km relay: 1985, 1993), and two bronzes (15 km: 1985, 50 km: 1991).

At the Opening Ceremony for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin on 10 February, he and his 4 × 10 km relay teammates (Giorgio Vanzetta, Marco Albarello, and Silvio Fauner) 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.

De Zolt was formerly a firefighter, and once placed second in ladder climbing at the World Fireman Championships.^[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[2]

Olympic Games

• 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver)

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1980	29	—	31	—	20	DNF	6
1984	33	—	9	—	9	22	7
1988	37	—	6	—	—	Silver	5
1992	41	58	—	DNF	—	Silver	—
1994	43	—	—	—	5	7	Gold

World Championships

• 6 medals – (1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)

Year	Age	10 km	15 km   classical	15 km   freestyle	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1978	27	—	—	—	—	17	42	11
1982	31	—	17	—	—	13	8	—
1985	34	—	Bronze	—	—	—	Silver	Silver
1987	36	—	14	—	—	—	Gold	5
1989	38	—	12	—	—	—	7	—
1991	40	—	—	5	—	—	Bronze	4
1993	42	—	—	—	—	8	12	Silver

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall
1982	31	13
1983	32	30
1984	33	22
1985	34	13
1986	35	28
1987	36	21
1988	37	12
1989	38	37
1990	39	25
1991	40	9
1992	41	12
1993	42	16
1994	43	15

Individual podiums

• 1 victory
• 10 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1981–82	7 March 1982	Lahti, Finland	50 km Individual	World Cup	3rd
2	1984–85	22 January 1985	Seefeld, Austria	15 km Individual	World Championships[1]	3rd
3		27 January 1985	Seefeld, Austria	50 km Individual	World Championships[1]	2nd
4	1985–86	14 February 1986	Oberstdorf, West Germany	50 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
5	1986–87	21 February 1987	Oberstdorf, West Germany	50 km Individual F	World Championships[1]	1st
6	1987–88	27 February 1988	Calgary, Canada	50 km Individual F	Olympic Games[1]	2nd
7		19 March 1988	Oslo, Norway	50 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
8	1989–90	17 December 1989	Canmore, Canada	50 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
9	1990–91	17 February 1991	Val di Fiemme, Italy	50 km Individual F	World Championships[1]	3rd
10	1991–92	22 February 1992	Albertville, France	50 km Individual F	Olympic Games[1]	2nd

Team podiums

• 3 victories
• 9 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1984–85	24 January 1985	Seefeld, Austria	4 × 10 km Relay	World Championships[1]	2nd	Albarello / Vanzetta / Ploner
2		10 March 1985	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay	World Cup	1st	Walder / Barco / Vanzetta
3	1985–86	13 March 1986	Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	2nd	Albarello / Walder / Vanzetta
4	1986–87	19 March 1987	Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Vanzetta / Albarello / Pulie
5	1987–88	13 March 1988	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Albarello / Vanzetta / Barco
6	1989–90	1 March 1990	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Fauner / Vanzetta / Runggaldier
7	1992–93	26 February 1993	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Championships[1]	2nd	Albarello / Vanzetta / Fauner
8	1993–94	22 February 1994	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	Olympic Games[1]	1st	Albarello / Vanzetta / Fauner
9		13 March 1994	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	2nd	Barco / Vanzetta / Fauner

Note: ¹ Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.