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Deborah Compagnoni

Alpine skier
Compagnoni in March 2010
Born	(1970-06-04) 4 June 1970 (age 55) Bormio, Italy
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
World Cup debut	1986
Retired	1999
Olympics
Medals	4 (3 gold)
World Championships
Medals	3 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	14
Wins	16
Podiums	44
Overall titles	0 (4th 1998 & 1999)
Discipline titles	1 (Gs 1997)
Medal record International alpine ski competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 3 1 0 World Championships 3 0 0 World Cup race podiums Event 1st 2nd 3rd Super-G 2 0 1 Giant 13 10 8 Slalom 1 5 4 Olympic Games Gold 1992 Albertville Super-G Gold 1994 Lillehammer Giant slalom Gold 1998 Nagano Giant slalom Silver 1998 Nagano Slalom World Championships Gold 1996 Sierra Nevada Giant slalom Gold 1997 Sestrière Giant slalom Gold 1997 Sestrière Slalom

Deborah Compagnoni is an amazing Italian former Alpine skier. She won three gold medals at the Winter Olympics in 1992, 1994, and 1998. She is also recognized with the Golden Collar of Sports Merit. Deborah was born on June 4, 1970.

Deborah Compagnoni's Skiing Journey

Deborah Compagnoni was born in Bormio, a town in northern Lombardy, Italy. She quickly became known for her incredible talent in skiing. Her career was full of big wins, but also some tough injuries.

Early Successes and Challenges

Deborah won her first big title as a junior in giant slalom. Soon after, she had her first podium finish in the World Cup. However, she broke her right knee during a downhill race. After surgery, she decided to focus on other types of skiing. She stopped competing in downhill races.

Olympic Gold Medals

In 1992, Deborah won her first World Cup race. She also won a gold medal at the Winter Olympics that same year in the super-G event. But just one day later, while racing in the giant slalom, she injured her left knee.

Even with these injuries, Deborah kept going. She became one of the best giant slalom skiers in the world. Her knees made it hard to practice sometimes. But she always got into her best shape for the big championships.

At the Lillehammer Olympics in 1994, she won another gold medal in the giant slalom. She did this again four years later at the Nagano Olympics. In 1998, she also won a silver medal in the Slalom race. She finished second by a tiny margin of only 0.06 seconds!

World Championship Wins

Deborah also had great success at the World Championships. She won the World Championship in giant slalom in 1996. The next year, in 1997, she won the giant slalom title again. She also won the slalom title that same year. No other Italian female skier had ever won both titles in one championship!

She won a total of 16 races in the Alpine Skiing World Cup. These wins included 13 giant slalom races, 2 super-G races, and 1 slalom race. She also won the overall giant slalom World Cup title in 1997.

A Skiing Legend

Many people consider Deborah Compagnoni to be the best Italian female skier ever. She is often compared to famous male skiers like Gustav Thöni and Alberto Tomba. The World Cup skiing track in her hometown of Santa Caterina Valfurva is even named after her!

Deborah is married to Alessandro Benetton. They have three children named Agnese, Tobias, and Luce. They live in Ponzano Veneto, Italy.

World Cup Achievements

Season Titles

Honours and Awards

Orders

• CONI: Golden Collar of Sports Merit Collare d'Oro al Merito Sportivo - 1996

More to Explore

• List of multiple Winter Olympic medalists
• Italian sportswomen multiple medalists at Olympics and World Championships
• Italian skiers who closed in top 10 in overall World Cup
• List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's race winners

See also

In Spanish: Deborah Compagnoni para niños