Anselmo Viviani (born 1915, date of death unknown)[1] was an Italian cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s and 1940s. In 1937, in the rank of an Alpino (Soldier E-1), together in team with Tenente Giuseppe Fabre and Sergente Luigi Perenni he won Gold at the Trofeo Mezzalama race.[2] In the same year, he finished second in the 40 km event of the Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing.
A photograph showing Viviani during his participation at the Giro delle Dolomiti in Cortina d'Ampezzo demonstrates that he served in the IV Legione / Milizia Forestale in Turin in 1940. The Milizia Forestale was an arm of the Blackshirts devoted to forestry.[3] Together with three friends, he founded the central school for excursion cross-country skiing (Italian: Scuola Centrale Sci Fondo Escursionistico) of the Club Alpino Italiano.[4] At the age of 92 years, and 30 years after his success, he spoke at the press conference of the 16th Trofeo Mezzalama in April 2007.[5]
References
edit- ^ Vincenzo Amato: Festa per applaudire i campioni di Omegna Archived November 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, April 6th, 2007.
- ^ "Centro Addestramento Alpino ::: ASIVA". Archived from the original on 2011-10-24. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ 1940 Cortina d'Ampezzo BL Ritratto dello sciatore Anselmo Viviani Giro Dolomiti, found on ebay.
- ^ Un ricordo di Anselmo Viviani[permanent dead link], Alpe Nostra n°1 - 2010, Club Alpina Italiana, p. 12.
- ^ Presentato a Gressoney il 16° Trofeo Mezzalama, April 7th, 2007.
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