Silvio Fauner (born 1 November 1968 in San Pietro di Cadore, Province of Belluno) is an Italian former cross-country skier who competed from 1988 to 2006. His best-known victory was part of the 4 × 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. He also won four other medals at the Winter Olympics with silvers in the 4 × 10 km relay (1992, 1998) and bronzes in the 15 km (1994) and 30 km (1998).
Biography Fauner also won six medals at the Nordic skiing World Championships, including 1 gold (50 km: 1995), 2 silvers (10 km + 15 km combined pursuit: 1995, 4 × 10 km relay: 1993), and 3 bronzes (4 × 10 km relay: 1995, 1997, 1999).
At the Opening Ceremony for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin on February 10, he and his 4 × 10 km relay teammates (Maurilio De Zolt, Marco Albarello, and Giorgio Vanzetta) 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.
In May 2007, Fauner was named the head coach of the Italian national cross-country ski team, replacing his former ski teammate Marco Albarello.
Doping allegations
The Swedish investigative television show Uppdrag granskning claimed that Fauner had an exceptionally high haemoglobin level prior to a World Cup in Lahti in 1997. According to sources quoted in the documentary, Fauner had tested 19.2 g/dL. The test result was confirmed and signed by International Ski Federation (FIS) official Bengt-Erik Bengtsson. Currently, the allowed limit to compete in official FIS competition is 17.0 g/dL. According to Bengt Saltin, former chairman of the FIS medical committee, such a haemoglobin value is not possible to achieve without banned substances or blood doping.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games 5 medals – (1, gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze) Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km relay 1992 23 10 7 — — Silver 1994 25 8 Bronze 7 11 Gold 1998 29 10 4 Bronze 10 Silver 2002 33 — — 51 — 14 —
World Championships 7 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze) Year Age 10 km 15 km classical 15 km freestyle Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km relay 1989 20 27— 28 — — 1991 22 20 37 — — — 1993 24 6 Bronze 13 — Silver 1995 26 4 Silver 5Gold Bronze 1997 28 11 10 45 14 Bronze 1999 30 25 19 16 Bronze 2001 32 — — — 7 — 2003 34 — — — — 37 —
World Cup Season standings Season Age OverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprint 1988 19 53 1989 20 1990 21 54 1991 22 43 1992 23 14 1993 24 6 1994 25 5 1995 26 1996 27 5 1997 28 5 13 1998 29 9 8 11 1999 30 24 26 22 2000 31 26 43 33 8 2001 32 25 11 2002 33 32 19 2003 34 95 45 2004 35 96 62 — 2005 36 — 2006 37 166 121 —
Individual podiums 3 victories 19 podiums No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 1991–92 8 December 1991 Silver Star, Canada 15 km Pursuit C World Cup 3rd2 1992–93 24 February 1993 Falun, Sweden 15 km Pursuit F World Championships 3rd3 19 March 1993 Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd4 1993–94 22 December 1993 Toblach, Italy 15 km Pursuit F World Cup 2nd5 19 February 1994 Lillehammer, Norway 15 km Pursuit F Olympic Games 3rd6 1994–95 17 December 1994 Sappada, Italy 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd7 14 January 1995 Nové Město, Czech Republic 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd8 4 February 1995 Falun, Sweden 30 km Individual C World Cup 2nd9 13 March 1995 Thunder Bay, Canada 15 km Pursuit F World Championships 2nd10 19 March 1995 Thunder Bay, Canada 50 km Individual FWorld Championships 1st11 1995–96 29 November 1995 Gällivare, Sweden 15 km Individual F World Cup 3rd12 9 December 1995 Davos, Switzerland 30 km Individual C World Cup 3rd13 13 December 1995 Brusson, Italy 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd14 4 February 1996 Reit im Winkl, Germany 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd15 1996–9711 January 1997 Hakuba, Japan 10 km Individual C World Cup 1st16 12 January 1997 Hakuba, Japan 15 km Pursuit FWorld Cup 1st17 1997–98 10 January 1998 Ramsau, Austria 30 km Individual F World Cup 2nd18 1999–00 3 March 2000 Lahti, Finland 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd19 2000–01 14 January 2001 Soldier Hollow, United States 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
Team podiums
6 victories – (5 , 1 ) 23 podiums – (21 , 2 )
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)1 1989–90 1 March 1990 Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st De Zolt / Vanzetta / Runggaldier2 1991–92 18 February 1992 Albertville, France 4 × 10 km Relay C/F Olympic Games 2nd Pulie / Albarello / Vanzetta3 1992–93 26 February 1993 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships 2nd De Zolt / Albarello / Vanzetta4 1993–94 22 February 1994 Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F Olympic Games 1st De Zolt / Albarello / Vanzetta5 13 March 1994 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Barco / De Zolt / Vanzetta6 1994–95 15 January 1995 Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Maj / Godioz / Albarello7 17 March 1995 Thunder Bay, Canada 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships 3rd Valbusa / Albarello / Maj8 26 March 1995 Sapporo, Japan 4 x 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Albarello / Godioz / Maj9 1995–96 3 February 1996 Seefeld, Austria 12 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Valbusa10 25 February 1996 Trondheim, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Di Centa / Albarello / Valbusa11 1 March 1996 Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Albarello / Maj / Valbusa 12 1996–97 24 November 1996 Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Maj / Piller / Valbusa 13 15 December 1996 Brusson, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Pozzi / Valbusa / Godioz14 28 February 1997 Trondheim, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships 3rd Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Valbusa15 1997–98 7 December 1997 Santa Caterina, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Maj / Piller Cottrer / De Zolt Ponte16 11 January 1998 Ramsau, Austria 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1stMaj / Valbusa / Piller Cottrer17 1998–99 29 November 1998 Muonio, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Maj / Piller Cottrer / Pozzi18 10 January 1999 Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Valbusa / Maj / Piller Cottrer19 26 February 1999 Ramsau, Austria 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships 3rd Di Centa / Valbusa / Maj20 8 March 1999 Vantaa, Finland Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Piller Cottrer21 21 March 1999 Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Di Centa / Maj / Valbusa221999–00 28 November 1999 Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 1st Valbusa / Pozzi / Maj23 2000–01 18 March 2001 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Maj / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
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