Lorenzo Holzknecht
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| Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 December 1984 Sondalo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 April 2023 (aged 38) Val di Rhêmes, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 – 68kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lorenzo Holzknecht (12 December 1984 – 13 April 2023) was an Italian ski mountaineer.[1]
Holzknecht was born in Sondalo on 12 December 1984. He started ski mountaineering in 2001 and competed first in the same year. He became a member of the national team in 2002.
Holzknecht died alongside two other people in an avalanche near the Tsanteleina mountain on 13 April 2023. He was 38.[1]
Selected results
[edit]- 2004:
- 3rd, World Championship ind. "juniors" class race
- 2007:
- 1st U23, European Championship vertical race (Morzine- Avoriaz)
- 1st U23, European Championship ind. race
- 1st U23 Pierra Menta
- 2008:
- 1st, Trofeo Angelo Gherardi [2]
- 7th, World Championship team race (together with Ivan Murada)
- 2nd, Adamello Ski Raid
- 2009:
- 1st, European Championship relay race (together with Dennis Brunod, Manfred Reichegger and Damiano Lenzi)
- 2nd, European Championship team race (together with Guido Giacomelli)
- 3rd, European Championship ind. race
- 3rd, European Championship combination ranking
- 3rd, Valtellina Orobie World Cup race[3]
- 1st, Vertical race Italian Championship
- 3rd, ind race Italian Championship
- 2010
- 1st, World Championship relay race (together with Damiano Lenzi, Dennis Brunod and Manfred Reichegger)[4]
- 3rd, World Championship team race (together with Damiano Lenzi)[5]
- 2011:
- 2nd Overall Pierra Menta
- 2nd, World Championship team race (together with Manfred Reichegger)
- 1st, Team Race Italian Championship
- 2012:
- 1st Overall Pierra Menta
- 2nd, La Grand Course Overall
- 1st, European Championship team, together with Manfred Reichegger
- 10th, European Championship ind.
- 1st, Sellaronda Skimarathon (together with Michele Boscacci)[6]
- 2nd, 2012 Crested Butte Ski Mountaineering Race, single and total ranking
- 3rd, 2012 Crested Butte Ski Mountaineering Race, sprint[7]
- 1st, Vertical race Italian Championship
- 2013
- 3rd Overall Pierra Menta
- 3rd Overall Mezzalama Trophy
- 3rd Overall Adamello Ski Raid
- 1st, Team Race Italian Championship
- 1st Overall Italian Cup
- 2014
- 2nd Overall Sellaronda Skimarathon
- 3rd, ind race Italian Championship
- 2015
- 3rd, Vertical Race World Championships of Ski Mountaineering (Verbier)
- 1st Overall Sellaronda Skimarathon (new Record)
- 2nd Overall Mezzalama Trophy
- 3rd, Vertical race Italian Championship
- 2016
- 1st Overall Sellaronda Skimarathon
Pierra Menta
[edit]- 2002: 1st, cadets class race
- 2010: 4th, together with Damiano Lenzi
- 2011: 2nd, together with Guido Giacomelli
- 2012: 1st, together with Manfred Reichegger[8]
Trofeo Mezzalama
[edit]- 2007: 6th, together with Daniele Pedrini and Mattia Coletti
- 2011: 7th, together with Guido Giacomelli and Jean Pellissier[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b “Lorenzo è morto”. Lutto nello sport italiano, il suo corpo ritrovato dalla Guardia di Finanza
- ^ Classifica generale 19° Trofeo Angelo Gherardi
- ^ Results - 24th Valtellina Orobie
- ^ 5. ISMF World Championships - relays men (AD) Archived 10 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine, www.skimounaineering.org
- ^ Provisional results men teams Archived 25 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, www.canillo2010.org
- ^ Sellaronda Ski mArathon – Classifiche finali
- ^ North American Ski Mountaineering Championships - Results Archived 30 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Pierra Menta 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ 2011 Trofeo Mezzalama - men results Archived 27 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
World ski mountaineering champions in men's relay | |
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