Gianfranco Polvara (born 29 January 1958) is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1995. He finished seventh in the 15 km event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.[1]

Gianfranco Polvara
Country Italy
Born (1958-01-29) 29 January 1958 (age 66)
Bellano, Italy
Ski clubC.S. Esercito
World Cup career
Seasons14 – (19821995)
Starts65
Podiums2
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (12th in 1991)

At the 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun, Polvara finished fourth in the 50 km event. His best World Cup finish was third twice in 30 km events, both in 1991.

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1980 22 32
1984 26 34 21
1988 30 13 7 10
1992 34 20 10
1994 36 DSQ 31

World Championships

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 Year   Age   10 km   15 km 
 classical 
 15 km 
 freestyle 
 Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1982 24 20
1985 27 20 13
1987 29 13 15
1989 31 23 22
1991 33 11
1993 35 4

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Overall
1982 24 74
1983 25 NC
1984 26 NC
1985 27 30
1986 28 18
1987 29 30
1988 30 20
1989 31 57
1990 32 20
1991 33 12
1992 34 27
1993 35 17
1994 36 28
1995 37 79

Individual podiums

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  • 2 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1990–91  9 January 1991   Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia 30 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
2 3 March 1991   Lahti, Finland 30 km Individual F World Cup 3rd

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gianfranco Polvara Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Athlete : Gianfranco POLVARA". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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