Silvio Fauner

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).

Silvio Fauner
Country	Italy
Born	(1968-11-01) 1 November 1968 Pieve di Cadore, Italy
Ski club	C.S. Carabinieri
World Cup career
Seasons	1988–2006
Individual wins	3
Team wins	6
Indiv. podiums	19
Team podiums	23
Indiv. starts	168
Team starts	39
Overall titles	0 – (3rd in 1995)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Italy International nordic ski competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 2 2 World Championships 1 2 4 Total 2 4 6 Olympic Games 1994 Lillehammer 4 × 10 km relay 1992 Albertville 4 × 10 km relay 1998 Nagano 4 × 10 km relay 1994 Lillehammer 15 km pursuit 1998 Nagano 30 km classical World Championships 1995 Thunder Bay 50 km freestyle 1993 Falun 4 × 10 km relay 1995 Thunder Bay 15 km pursuit 1993 Falun 15 km pursuit 1995 Thunder Bay 4 × 10 km relay 1997 Trondheim 4 × 10 km relay 1999 Ramsau 4 × 10 km relay Junior World Championships 1987 Asiago 30 km 1988 Saalfelden 3 × 10 km relay 1987 Asiago 3 x 10 km relay

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 hemoglobin 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 FIS medical committee, such an hemoglobin value is not possible to achieve without banned substances or blood doping.

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

World Cup standings

Season	Age	Season standings
		Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint
1988	20	53	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1989	21	NC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1990	22	54	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1991	23	43	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1992	24	14	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1993	25	6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1994	26	5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1995	27	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1996	28	5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1997	29	5	N/A	13	N/A	3
1998	30	9	N/A	8	N/A	11
1999	31	24	N/A	26	N/A	22
2000	32	26	N/A	43	33	8
2001	33	25	N/A	N/A	N/A	11
2002	34	32	N/A	N/A	N/A	19
2003	35	95	N/A	N/A	N/A	45
2004	36	96	62	N/A	N/A	—
2005	37	NC	—	N/A	N/A	NC
2006	38	166	121	N/A	N/A	—

Individual podiums

• 3 victories
• 19 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1991–92	8 December 1991	Silver Star, Canada	15 km Pursuit C	World Cup	3rd
2	1992–93	24 February 1993	Falun, Sweden	15 km Pursuit F	World Championships^[1]	3rd
3		19 March 1993	Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia	15 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
4	1993–94	22 December 1993	Toblach, Italy	15 km Pursuit F	World Cup	2nd
5		19 February 1994	Lillehammer, Norway	15 km Pursuit F	Olympic Games^[1]	3rd
6	1994–95	17 December 1994	Sappada, Italy	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
7		14 January 1995	Nové Město, Czech Republic	15 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
8		4 February 1995	Falun, Sweden	30 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
9		13 March 1995	Thunder Bay, Canada	15 km Pursuit F	World Championships^[1]	2nd
10		19 March 1995	Thunder Bay, Canada	50 km Individual F	World Championships^[1]	1st
11	1995–96	29 November 1995	Gällivare, Sweden	15 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
12		9 December 1995	Davos, Switzerland	30 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
13		13 December 1995	Brusson, Italy	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
14		4 February 1996	Reit im Winkl, Germany	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
15	1996–97	11 January 1997	Hakuba, Japan	10 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
16		12 January 1997	Hakuba, Japan	15 km Pursuit F	World Cup	1st
17	1997–98	10 January 1998	Ramsau, Austria	30 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
18	1999–00	3 March 2000	Lahti, Finland	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
19	2000–01	14 January 2001	Soldier Hollow, United States	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd

Team podiums

• 6 victories – (5 RL, 1 TS)
• 23 podiums – (21 RL, 2 TS)

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 / Runggaldier
2	1991–92	18 February 1992	Albertville, France	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	Olympic Games^[1]	2nd	Pulie / Albarello / Vanzetta
3	1992–93	26 February 1993	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Championships^[1]	2nd	De Zolt / Albarello / Vanzetta
4	1993–94	22 February 1994	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	Olympic Games^[1]	1st	De Zolt / Albarello / Vanzetta
5		13 March 1994	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	2nd	Barco / De Zolt / Vanzetta
6	1994–95	15 January 1995	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Maj / Godioz / Albarello
7		17 March 1995	Thunder Bay, Canada	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Championships^[1]	3rd	Valbusa / Albarello / Maj
8		26 March 1995	Sapporo, Japan	4 x 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Albarello / Godioz / Maj
9	1995–96	3 February 1996	Seefeld, Austria	12 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Valbusa
10		25 February 1996	Trondheim, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa / Albarello / Valbusa
11		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 / Godioz
14		28 February 1997	Trondheim, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Championships^[1]	3rd	Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Valbusa
15	1997–98	7 December 1997	Santa Caterina, Italy	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	2nd	Maj / Piller Cottrer / De Zolt Ponte
16		11 January 1998	Ramsau, Austria	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Maj / Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
17	1998–99	29 November 1998	Muonio, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Maj / Piller Cottrer / Pozzi
18		10 January 1999	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Valbusa / Maj / Piller Cottrer
19		26 February 1999	Ramsau, Austria	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Championships^[1]	3rd	Di Centa / Valbusa / Maj
20		8 March 1999	Vantaa, Finland	Team Sprint F	World Cup	3rd	Piller Cottrer
21		21 March 1999	Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Di Centa / Maj / Valbusa
22	1999–00	28 November 1999	Kiruna, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	1st	Valbusa / Pozzi / Maj
23	2000–01	18 March 2001	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Maj / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi

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

References

1. "Athlete : FAUNER Silvio". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

External links

• Silvio Fauner at the International Ski Federation
• Silvio Fauner at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)