Giuseppe Steiner

Giuseppe Steiner started cross-country skiing during his military service in the 6th Alpine Regiment and subsequently competed in events with U.S. Villabassa. His results in early 1957 led to him being called up to the national team for the Garmisch-Partenkirchen International Week. Skiing on the C team in the 4x10 km relay, he surprised with the second-best split. A few days later he surprised again when he won the Italian Championships at 15 km in Cortina.

After leaving Fiamme Oro, Steiner moved on to the A.S. Cauriol of Ziano di Fiemme, the only club allowed, at that time, to compete with military sports groups. He continued to win titles over the next few years and domestically won nine Italian Championships: two relays (1958-59), four at 15 km (1957-58, 1961, 1963), two at 50 km (1960, 1964), and one at 30 km. Steiner was part of the national team from 1957 to 1966, participating in two Olympics and three World Championships.

After ending his skiing days, Steiner resumed his former life, working in timber transport, a job that he continued with his son, also working as a farmer and lumberjack.