Francesco De Zanna

For the curler, see Francesco De Zanna (curler).
Francesco De Zanna
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1905-01-18)18 January 1905
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Austria-Hungary
Died9 April 1989(1989-04-09) (aged 84)
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Sport
SportBobsleigh, Ice hockey

Francesco De Zanna (18 January 1905 – 9 April 1989) was an Italian bobsledder and ice hockey player who competed from the 1920s to the mid 1950s. He competed in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, but did not finish. He retired from competition after the 1955 World Championships in St. Moritz where he finished fourth in the two-man event.

He was also active as an ice hockey player and was part of the SG Cortina team which won the 1931-32 Italian ice hockey championship.

References

  • 1936 bobsleigh four-man results
  • 1936 Olympic Winter Games official report.(in German) - p. 415.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Francesco De Zanna". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-09-25.


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