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Stefania Belmondo (born 13 January 1969) is an Italian former cross-country skier, a two-time Olympic champion and four-time world champion.
Stefania Belmondo (Vinadio, 13 gennaio 1969) è un'ex fondista italiana, una delle atlete più titolate della storia della disciplina, con dieci medaglie olimpiche (seconda in campo femminile, condiviso con la russa Raisa Smetanina, dietro alla norvegese Marit Bjørgen), e tredici iridate.
What made Stefania Belmondo stand out was not just her endurance on the course, but her consistently outstanding performance over a long period of time. She competed in five Olympic Games, winning two golds, three silver and five bronze medals. Local hero. Belmondo was a hero back in Italy.
With 10 Olympic medals, the Italian cross-country skier Stefania Belmondo is equal with Raisa Smetanina for the most Winter Olympic medals among female athletes. Belmondo first competed at the Winter Olympics in 1988. In 1992, she won three medals, including a gold medal in the 30 km. race.
Italian cross country skiing great, Stefania Belmondo, was making her final appearance at the Winter Games in Salt Lake City, and she was keen to sign off in grand style. The 33-year-old had made her Olympic debut some 14 years earlier as a teenager in Calgary and had gone on to win seven medals from her four Olympics to date.
…she joined Raisa Smetanina and Stefania Belmondo, both of whom were also cross-country skiers, as the most-decorated female Olympians in history. The following year Bjørgen had an outstanding World Cup season as she captured her fourth overall title—this time by a whopping 784 points—and won the sprint title for a…
Feb 10, 2006 · The final relay runner was Stefania Belmondo, who had the honour of lighting the cauldron, which, as the tallest cauldron in the history of the Olympic Games, will be visible all across Turin. Italian Heroes. The Olympic flame was carried into the Stadio Olimpico by three-time Olympic gold medallist Alberto Tomba.
