Bice Vanzetta

Bice Vanzetta (born 7 March 1961) is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1986 to 1994.

Bice Vanzetta
Country	Italy
Born	(1961-03-07) 7 March 1961 Cavalese, Italy
Ski club	U.S. Cornacci
World Cup career
Seasons	8 – (1986–1988, 1990–1994)
Indiv. starts	36
Indiv. podiums	0
Team starts	8
Team podiums	4
Team wins	0
Overall titles	0 – (24th in 1993)
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing Italy Olympic Games 1992 Albertville 4 × 5 km relay 1994 Lillehammer 4 × 5 km relay World Championships 1991 Val di Fiemme 4 × 5 km relay 1993 Falun 4 × 5 km relay

Biography

She won two bronze medals at the Winter Olympics in the 4 × 5 km relay (1992, 1994). Vanzetta's best finish at the Winter Olympics was 19th in the 5 km event in 1994.

She also won two silver medals in the 4 × 5 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (1991, 1993). Vanzetta's best individual finish at the World Championships was 12th in the 5 km event in 1991.

Vanzetta's best career individual finish was third in an FIS race in 1992 in Italy.

She is the younger sister of four time Olympic medalist Giorgio Vanzetta.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

• 2 medals – (2 bronze)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	20 km	30 km	4 × 5 km   relay
1988	27	—	17	—	—	—	—	—
1992	31	28	—	DNF	20	—	—	Bronze
1994	33	19	—	—	34	—	—	Bronze

World Championships

• 2 medals – (2 silver)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	20 km	30 km	4 × 5 km   relay
1987	26	13	—	—	—	13	—	5
1991	30	12	—	—	—	—	—	Silver
1993	32	22	—	26	29	—	33	Silver

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall
1986	25	48
1987	26	37
1988	27	NC
1990	28	NC
1991	29	42
1992	30	43
1993	31	24
1994	32	43

Team podiums

• 4 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1990–91	15 February 1991	Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Championships[1]	2nd	Di Centa / Paruzzi / Belmondo
2	1991–92	18 February 1992	Albertville, France	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	Olympic Games[1]	3rd	Di Centa / Paruzzi / Belmondo
3	1992–93	26 February 1993	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Championships[1]	2nd	Di Centa / Paruzzi / Belmondo
4	1993–94	22 February 1994	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	Olympic Games[1]	3rd	Di Centa / Paruzzi / Belmondo

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

External links

• Bice Vanzetta at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Bice Vanzetta at Olympics.com
• Bice Vanzetta at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Bice Vanzetta at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)