| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 28) Cles, Italy |
| Occupation | Alpine skier ♂ |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) (2018) |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Giant slalom, slalom |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 2 – (2018, 2022) |
Nicola Zanon is an Italian-Thai alpine skier who competed for Thailand at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Career
Zanon was born on 14 December 1996 to an Italian father and a Thai mother and grew up in Val di Rabbi in Trentino. He started skiing at age eight at the Madonna di Campiglio.
He previously attempted to qualify for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia but failed, leading to his retirement and to work as a woodworker with his father. However, he came out of retirement when the Ski and Snowboard Association of Thailand in February 2017 offered him a chance to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics for the Southeast Asian nation. He participated in races in Argentina, Chile, and Italy to qualify for the Olympics.
Before he participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, he trained at the Piste Azzurre in Val di Fassa under coach Stefano Vampa. In the men's giant slalom event held on 18 February he did not finish in the first run.
References
- "Nicola ZANON". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "ZANON Nicola". EuroSport. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Athlete Profile - Nicola ZANON". Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "The Italian-Thai Nicola Zanon: From Val di Fassa to Pyeongchang". Val di Fassa. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Trentino
- Skiers from Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
- Thai people of Italian descent
- Italian people of Thai descent
- Italian male alpine skiers
- Thai male alpine skiers
- Olympic alpine skiers for Thailand
- Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen
- 21st-century Thai sportsmen