Erjon Tola

Erjon Tola
Personal information
Born (1986-12-15) 15 December 1986 (age 38)
Tirana, Albania
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSuper-G, giant slalom, slalom
Clubaffiliated to Sci Club Cervino Valtournenche (Italy)
World Cup debut20 November 1997
Olympics
Teams4
Medals0
World Championships
Teams5

Erjon Tola (born 15 December 1986) is an Albanian alpine ski racer who represented Albania at the 2006,[1] 2010,[1] 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.[2]

Biography

Tola was born in Tirana in 1986. He trains in Italy and has been living in Cervinia since 1992.[3]

Career

At his first Olympics appearance in 2006, Tola was ranked last among those who finished the men's super-G, but finished 35th in the men's giant slalom.[1] Tola finished 48th in the men's slalom[1][4] and 63rd in the men's giant slalom at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[4]

During 2013 he participated for the first time in both the World Ski Championships and the World Cup.

Although Tola represented Albania again at the 2014 Winter Olympics, due to injury suffered during a training session he was not able to take part in any competitions.

In 2018 he and Suela Mehilli represented Albania at the Winter Olympic Games in South Korea. It was his fourth and her second Olympics.[5]

He obtained his best career placement in the Slalom competition at the 2021 World Championships held in Cortina d'Ampezzo.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Erjon Tola". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ "Kartolina 2014". Albanian National Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-12-16.,
  3. ^ CTV
  4. ^ a b "Erjon Tola, Alpine Skiing". CBC Canada, VANCOUVER NOW.
  5. ^ "Two Italy-based skiers represent Albania at South Korea's Winter Olympics". Tirana Times. 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  6. ^ "Another record for Albanian skier Erion Tola: 29th in the world". Oculus News. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2021-10-13.