Deborah Compagnoni facts for kids
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Compagnoni in March 2010
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| Born | 4 June 1970 Bormio, Italy |
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| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Medals | 4 (3 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Medals | 3 (3 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 (4th 1998 & 1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 (Gs 1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Deborah Compagnoni (born 4 June 1970) is a famous Italian former Alpine skier. She is known for winning three gold medals at the Winter Olympics. These wins happened in 1992, 1994, and 1998.
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About Deborah Compagnoni
Deborah Compagnoni was born in Bormio, a town in northern Lombardy, Italy. She started her skiing journey with the G.S. Forestale club.
A Talented Skier's Journey
Deborah quickly showed amazing talent in skiing. Her career was full of big wins, but also some tough injuries. After winning the World Junior title in giant slalom, she had a serious knee injury. This injury made her decide to stop competing in downhill races. Even so, she still had an incredible career.
Olympic and World Championship Success
Deborah won her first World Cup race in 1992. In the same year, she won a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in the super-G event. However, she injured her other knee while racing the giant slalom just one day later.
Despite her injuries, she became one of the best giant slalom skiers. Her knees made training difficult and limited her World Cup wins. But she always performed her best at major championships. At the Lillehammer Olympics in 1994, she won another gold medal in giant slalom. She repeated this amazing win four years later at the Nagano Olympics. In Nagano, she also won a silver medal in the slalom race, missing gold by a tiny 0.06 seconds!
Deborah also shined at the World Championships. She won the giant slalom World Championship in 1996. The next year, in 1997, she won the giant slalom again. She also won the slalom title that year. This was a special achievement, as no other Italian female skier had won both titles in the same year.
World Cup Achievements
Overall, Deborah Compagnoni won 16 races in the Alpine Skiing World Cup. Most of these wins (13) were in giant slalom. She also won two super-G races and one slalom race. In 1997, she won the overall Giant Slalom World Cup title.
Many people consider Deborah Compagnoni the greatest 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 has three children: Agnese, Tobias, and Luce.
World Cup Season Titles
| Season | Discipline |
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| 1997 | Giant slalom |
World Cup Race Victories
Here are Deborah Compagnoni's World Cup victories:
| Date | Location | Race |
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| 26 January 1992 | Morzine | Super-G |
| 7 March 1993 | Morzine | Super-G |
| 5 December 1993 | Tignes | Giant slalom |
| 11 December 1993 | Veysonnaz | Giant slalom |
| 5 January 1994 | Morzine | Giant slalom |
| 8 January 1995 | Haus im Ennstal | Giant slalom |
| 2 March 1996 | Narvik | Giant slalom |
| 29 December 1996 | Semmering | Slalom |
| 17 January 1997 | Zwiesel | Giant slalom |
| 18 January 1997 | Zwiesel | Giant slalom |
| 26 January 1997 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | Giant slalom |
| 15 March 1997 | Vail | Giant slalom |
| 25 October 1997 | Tignes | Giant slalom |
| 21 November 1997 | Park City | Giant slalom |
| 19 December 1997 | Val-d'Isère | Giant slalom |
| 6 January 1998 | Bormio | Giant slalom |
See also
- 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
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