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Roland Clara

Roland Clara in 2010
Personal information
Nationality	Italy
Born	(1982-03-08) 8 March 1982 Bruneck, Italy
Sport
Sport	Skiing
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
World Cup career
Seasons	12 – (2005–2016)
Indiv. starts	172
Indiv. podiums	7
Indiv. wins	1
Team starts	21
Team podiums	3
Team wins	0
Overall titles	0 – (17th in 2013)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing Italy U23 World Championships 2004 Park City Team sprint 2005 Oberstdorf 20 km skiathlon 2005 Oberstdorf 15 km freestyle 2004 Park City 20 km skiathlon 2004 Park City 30 km freestyle
Updated on 16 April 2019

Roland Clara (born 8 March 1982 in Bruneck) is an Italian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. He finished 36th in the 50 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Clara's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fourth in the 4 × 10 km relay at Liberec in 2009 while his best individual finish was third in the 15 km individual event in Sjusjoen.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

Year	Age	15 km   individual	30 km   skiathlon	50 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
2010	27	—	—	36	—	—	—
2014	31	—	29	11	—	5	—

World Championships

Year	Age	15 km   individual	30 km   skiathlon	50 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
2007	25	—	21	—	—	9	—
2009	27	27	5	—	—	4	—
2011	29	—	7	28	—	5	—
2013	30	21	20	—	—	4	—
2015	32	27	17	—	—	6	—

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings			Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Sprint	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	World Cup Final	Ski Tour Canada
2005	23	70	45	—	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2006	24	80	54	—	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2007	25	58	34	NC	—N/a	—	—N/a	—N/a
2008	26	48	29	97	—N/a	—	8	—N/a
2009	27	39	24	NC	—N/a	27	46	—N/a
2010	28	46	38	NC	—N/a	21	16	—N/a
2011	29	15	14	95	37	4	25	—N/a
2012	30	18	15	NC	14	19	8	—N/a
2013	31	17	10	NC	32	30	19	—N/a
2014	32	61	40	NC	21	—	—	—N/a
2015	33	16	21	NC	33	5	—N/a	—N/a
2016	34	109	65	NC	45	46	—N/a	—

Individual podiums

• 1 victory – (1 SWC)
• 7 podiums – (2 WC, 5 SWC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2010–11	9 January 2011	Val di Fiemme, Italy	9 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	2nd
2	2011–12	19 November 2011	Sjusjøen, Norway	15 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
3		26 November 2011	Rukatunturi, Finland	10 km Individual F	Stage World Cup	2nd
4		18 March 2012	Falun, Sweden	15 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	3rd
5	2012–13	16 December 2012	Canmore, Canada	15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F	World Cup	2nd
6		6 January 2013	Val di Fiemme, Italy	9 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	3rd
7	2014–15	11 January 2015	Val di Fiemme, Italy	9 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	1st

Team podiums

• 3 podiums – (3 RL)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	2004–05	20 March 2005	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Checchi / Piller Cottrer / Di Centa
2	2010–11	6 February 2011	Rybinsk, Russia	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Checchi / Di Centa / Piller Cottrer
3	2015–16	24 January 2016	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Nöckler / De Fabiani / Pellegrino

External links

• Roland Clara at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Roland Clara at Olympics.com
• Roland Clara at Olympedia