Roland Clara

Roland Clara
Roland Clara in 2010
Country Italy
Born (1982-03-08) 8 March 1982 (age 42)
Bruneck, Italy
Ski clubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (2005–2016)
Indiv. starts172
Indiv. podiums7
Indiv. wins1
Team starts21
Team podiums3
Team wins0
Overall titles0 – (17th in 2013)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Italy
U23 World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Park City Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2005 Oberstdorf 20 km skiathlon
Silver medal – second place 2005 Oberstdorf 15 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Park City 20 km skiathlon
Bronze medal – third place 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).[1]

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 — — — — —
2006 24 80 54 — — — — —
2007 25 58 34 NC — — — —
2008 26 48 29 97 — — 8 —
2009 27 39 24 NC — 27 46 —
2010 28 46 38 NC — 21 16 —
2011 29 15 14 95 37 4 25 —
2012 30 18 15 NC 14 19 8 —
2013 31 17 10 NC 32 30 19 —
2014 32 61 40 NC 21 — — —
2015 33 16 21 NC 33 5 — —
2016 34 109 65 NC 45 46 — —

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 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 9 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd
2  2011–12  19 November 2011 Norway Sjusjøen, Norway 15 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
3 26 November 2011 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Individual F Stage World Cup 2nd
4 18 March 2012 Sweden Falun, Sweden 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd
5  2012–13  16 December 2012 Canada Canmore, Canada 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 2nd
6 6 January 2013 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 9 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd
7 2014–15 11 January 2015 Italy 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 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Checchi / Piller Cottrer / Di Centa
2  2010–11  6 February 2011 Russia Rybinsk, Russia 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Checchi / Di Centa / Piller Cottrer
3  2015–16  24 January 2016 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Nöckler / De Fabiani / Pellegrino

References

  1. ^ "Athlete : CLARA Roland". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 April 2018.