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Barbara Merlin

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Barbara Merlin
Merlin in 2016 at 44.
Personal information
Born12 January 1972 (1972-01-12) (age 52)
Turin, Italy
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSpeed events
ClubFiamme Oro
World Cup debut1991
Retired2000
Olympics
Teams3
World Championships
Teams3
World Cup
Seasons10
Podiums2

Barbara Merlin (born 12 January 1972) is an Italian former alpine skier.[1]

Career

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During her career she has achieved 8 results among the top 5 in the World Cup.[1] She competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics, the 1994 Winter Olympics, and the 1998 Winter Olympics.[2]

World Cup results

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Top 5
Date Place Discipline Rank
20-01-1996 Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo Downhill 5
19-01-1996 Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo Downhill 4
15-03-1995 Italy Bormio Downhill 3
22-01-1995 Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo Downhill 2
09-12-1994 Canada Lake Louise Downhill 4
03-12-1994 United States Vail Super G 4
29-01-1994 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen Downhill 4
08-12-1991 Italy Santa Caterina Giant Slalo 4

National titles

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Merlin has won four national championships at individual senior level.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Barbara Merlin profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Barbara Merlin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ "ALBO D'ORO CAMPIONATI ITALIANI SCI ALPINO". sportflash24.it (in Italian). 31 March 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
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