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 (aged 65 years 4 months 21 days) 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