Anselmo Viviani
Anselmo Viviani (born 1915)[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
- ↑ Vincenzo Amato: Festa per applaudire i campioni di Omegna Archived November 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine., April 6th, 2007.
- ↑ http://www.asiva.it/CentroAddestramentoAlpino_1_0_158.aspx
- ↑ 1940 Cortina d'Ampezzo BL Ritratto dello sciatore Anselmo Viviani Giro Dolomiti, found on ebay.
- ↑ Un ricordo di Anselmo Viviani, Alpe Nostra n°1 - 2010, Club Alpina Italiana, p. 12.
- ↑ Presentato a Gressoney il 16° Trofeo Mezzalama, April 7th, 2007.