Alessandro Casse
Born(1946-04-30)30 April 1946
Oulx, Italy
Died22 December 2021(2021-12-22) (aged 75)
Vercelli, Italy
OccupationSki racer

Alessandro Casse (30 April 1946 – 22 December 2021) was an Italian ski racer.

Life and career

Born in Oulx, Casse formed at the Edoardo Agnelli ski school in Sestriere, and later joined the Sci club Sestriere team.[1] He competed in several specialties but specialized in the speed skiing specialty, in which he established the world record (112.49 m.p.h.)[2] in 1971 at Cervinia, a record he himself improved in 1973 (114.227 m.p.h.).[3][4]

After his retirement, he was a coach, training among others the Olympic gold medalist Piero Gros.[1][3] He later relocated in Vercelli, where he ran a sport store together with his wife.[1][3]

Casse was the father of World Cup alpine ski racer Mattia Casse.[3] He died on 22 December 2021, at the age of 75.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "E' morto a 75 anni Alessandro Casse, eroe dello sci azzurro e commerciante a Vercelli". La Stampa (in Italian). 22 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Billy Kidd's Ski Clinic". Ski: 32. November 1972. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "È morto Alessandro Casse. Fu un pioniere del Chilometro lanciato". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ski People". Ski. 39 (2): 32. October 1974. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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