Vincenzo Perruchon

Vincenzo Perruchon was an Italian cross-country skier who was born in the Valle d’Aosta region and competed in the 1940s and in the early 1950s. At the 1948 St. Moritz Winter Olympics he was a member of the Italian relay team that finished sixth in the relay. In the 18 km event he finished 54th. Four years later at the 1952 Oslo Winter Olympics he was part of the Italian relay team that again placed sixth. Nationally, he won two individual titles, in 1947 (18 km) and in 1954 (15 km); he was also runner-up four times over these distances between 1946 and 1951.

In addition to being a skier, Perruchon was a mountain guide and was appointed a Knight of the Republic. In 2016 in his city of Cogne a monument was inaugurated in his name, as well as the municipal gym.