Ana María Dellai

Ana María Dellai
Ana María Dellai at the 1952 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1929-10-16)16 October 1929
Castelrotto, Italy
Died15 February 1986(1986-02-15) (aged 56)
San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
Sport
SportAlpine skiing
ClubClub Andino Bariloche

Ana María Dellai (16 October 1929 – 15 February 1986) was an Argentine alpine skier.

Biography

Dellai is a former member of Club Andino Bariloche.[1] She competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics hosted in Oslo, Norway, in the downhill, slalom and giant slalom events and placed 28th–31st. She was the only female competitor from the Argentine Delegation at those Olympics,[1] as well the first woman to represent Argentina at the Winter Olympics.[citation needed] She was the Flag bearer of the delegation during the opening ceremony.[2][3]

In 1954, she was part of the cast of the movie Canción de la nieve.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Ana María Dellai. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Oslo 1952-Opening ceremony: the delegations and the audience. IOC website picture.
  3. ^ Rolf Petersen (1952). Reporte oficial de los Juegos Olímpicos de Iniverno de Oslo 1952 (PDF). Oslo. pp. 178, 227, 229, 231, 258. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2011.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ "Ficha técnica, trailer, imágenes, noticias y más información de la película Canción de la nieve". Cinenacional.com (in Spanish). 4 January 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.


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