Alessandro Casse (30 April 1946 – 22 December 2021) was an Italian ski racer.
Alessandro Casse | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 April 1946 Oulx, Italy |
| Died | 22 December 2021 (aged 75) Vercelli, Italy |
| Occupation | Ski racer |
Life and career
editBorn in Oulx, Casse formed at the Edoardo Agnelli ski school in Sestriere, and later joined the Sci club Sestriere team.[1] He competed in several specialties but specialized in the speed skiing specialty, in which he established the world record (112.49 m.p.h.)[2] in 1971 at Cervinia, a record he himself improved in 1973 (114.227 m.p.h.).[3][4]
After his retirement, he was a coach, training among others the Olympic gold medalist Piero Gros.[1][3] He later relocated in Vercelli, where he ran a sport store together with his wife.[1][3]
Casse was the father of World Cup alpine ski racer Mattia Casse.[3] He died on 22 December 2021, at the age of 75.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "E' morto a 75 anni Alessandro Casse, eroe dello sci azzurro e commerciante a Vercelli". La Stampa (in Italian). 22 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Billy Kidd's Ski Clinic". Ski: 32. November 1972. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d "È morto Alessandro Casse. Fu un pioniere del Chilometro lanciato". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Ski People". Ski. 39 (2): 32. October 1974. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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