Giuliana Minuzzo

Giuliana Minuzzo
Born	November 26, 1931 Vallonara di Marostica, Italy
Medal record Representing  Italy Women’s Alpine skiing Olympic Games 1952 Oslo Downhill 1960 Squaw Valley Giant Slalom World Championships 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Alpine combined

Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo (née Minuzzo, born November 26, 1931) is an Italian former alpine skier. She was born in Vallonara di Marostica. At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo Minuzzo was bronze medalist in the downhill.^[1] At the 1960 Olympics in Squaw Valley she was bronze medalist in the giant slalom.^[2]

At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Minuzzo made history by becoming the first woman to take the Olympic Oath.^[3]

References

1. "1952 Winter Olympics – Oslo, Norway – Alpine Skiing" (Retrieved on February 27, 2008)
2. "1960 Winter Olympics – Squaw Valley, United States – Alpine Skiing" (Retrieved on February 27, 2008)
3. IOC 1956 Winter Olympics