Manuela Di Centa
Cross-Country Skier
Manuela Di Centa (born January 31, 1963) is an Italian cross-country skier and former Olympic athlete. Di Centa, born in Paluzza, province of Udine, to a family of nordic skiers, made her debut on the Italian national team in 1980 at the age of 17. Two years later, she competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo finishing in eighth place. After a quarrel with the president of the Italian Skiing Federation, Di Centa left the national team, not returning until 1986.
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