Pietro Maquignaz

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games (non-medal events)
SexMale
Full namePierre Joseph "Pietro Giuseppe"•Maquignaz
Used namePietro•Maquignaz
Born12 June 1904 in Valtournenche, Aosta (ITA)
Died3 November 1969 in Aosta, Aosta (ITA)
NOC Italy

Biography

Pietro Maquignaz was Italian cross-country skiing champion in 1926 and finished third the following year. He won the first edition of the Trofeo Mezzalama in 1933, a prestigious high altitude ski mountaineering competition in Italy, together with his teammates Luigi Carrel and Antonio Gaspard from Valtournenche. In 1941, he belonged to a group of three climbers, who performed the total Matterhorn circuit.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Winter Olympics Military Ski Patrol (Skiing) ITA Pietro Maquignaz
Military Ski Patrol, Men (Olympic (non-medal)) Italy 4