Fabio Maj
Country Italy
Born (1970-06-16) 16 June 1970
Schilpario, Italy
Ski clubG.S. Forestale
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (1992–2004)
Starts143
Podiums4
Wins2
Overall titles0 – (6th in 2000)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1998 Nagano4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place2002 Salt Lake City4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1995 Thunder Bay4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place1997 Trondheim 4 × 10 km relay

Fabio Maj (born 16 June 1970 in Schilpario) is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1992 to 2004. He won two silver medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics (1998, 2002). He also finished 13th in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano and 13th in the 30 km event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City which were his best individual Olympic finishes.[1]

Maj also won two bronze medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Nordic skiing World Championships (1995, 1999). His best individual finish was seventh in the 30 km at the 2001 event.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

  • 2 medals – (2 silver)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
19982728—13———Silver
200231——201314—Silver

World Championships

  • 2 medals – (2 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
199524——————Bronze
199726————17——
19992819—102511—Bronze
200130——157——6
200332—23—15——10

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age 
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
199221NC————
19932252————
19942344————
19952426————
19962529————
19972623—23—20
19982711—7—19
19992818—22—15
2000296—7209
20013014———22
20023123———50
20033294————
200433NCNC———

Individual podiums

  • 2 victories
  • 4 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1997–98 3 January 1998Russia Kavgolovo, Russia30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
21999–0027 December 1999Switzerland Engelberg, Switzerland1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
34 March 2000Finland Lahti, Finland30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup2nd
42001–0212 January 2002Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st

Team podiums

  • 6 victories – (4 RL, 2 TS)
  • 17 podiums – (15 RL, 2 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 1994–95 15 January 1995Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdFauner / Godioz / Albarello
217 March 1995Canada Thunder Bay, Canada4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]3rdValbusa / Albarello / Fauner
326 March 1995Japan Sapporo, Japan4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndAlbarello / Fauner / Godioz
4 1995–96 14 January 1996Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdVanzetta / Valbusa / Godioz
51 March 1996Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stAlbarello / Fauner / Valbusa
6 1996–97 24 November 1996Sweden Kiruna, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndFauner / Piller / Valbusa
7 1997–98 7 December 1997Italy Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndFauner / Piller Cottrer / De Zolt Ponte
811 January 1998Austria Ramsau, Austria4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stValbusa / Piller Cottrer / Fauner
9 1998–99 29 November 1998Finland Muonio, Finland4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdFauner / Piller Cottrer / Pozzi
1010 January 1999Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndValbusa / Piller Cottrer / Fauner
1126 February 1999Austria Ramsau, Austria4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]3rdDi Centa / Valbusa / Fauner
1221 March 1999Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdFauner / Di Centa / Valbusa
131999–0028 November 1999Sweden Kiruna, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup1stValbusa / Pozzi / Fauner
1427 February 2000Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay FWorld Cup1stValbusa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
152000–0113 December 2000Italy Clusone, Italy10 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stValbusa
1618 March 2001Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdFauner / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
172001–0213 January 2002Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stSchwienbacher

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fabio Maj". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Athlete : MAY Fabio". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
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