Erminio Sertorelli

Erminio Sertorelli (1901–1979),[1] was an Italian cross-country skier.

Biography

Sertorelli, born in Bormio, was the first of eleven children of Costante Sertorelli (d. 1922) and his wife Maria (1880–1956). His brother Giacinto was an Olympic alpine skier and his brother Stefano was a member of the national Olympic military patrol winner team of 1936.

In 1931, Erminio Sertorelli won the 50 kilometres event at the Italian men's championships of cross-country skiing. He represented his country as standard-bearer at the 1932 Winter Olympics, and placed 12th at the 50 kilometre cross-country skiing event, although his ski and then his stick broke. But he picked up the stick, lost by Veli Saarinen, and continued the race.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Albero genealogico | Stefano Sertorelli". Stefanosertorelli.it. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
  2. La famiglia Sertorelli (Italian), history of the family Sertorelli

External links

Winter Olympics
Preceded by
Ferdinando Glück
Italy Flag bearer for Italy
1932 Lake Placid
Succeeded by
Adriano Guarnieri
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, August 11, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.