Simona Senoner

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Simona Senoner

Born	(1993-06-13)13 June 1993 Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy
Died	7 January 2011(2011-01-07) (aged 17) Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Ski club	Sci Club Gardena Raiffeisen
World Cup career
Seasons	2008–2011
Podiums	0
Wins	0

Simona Senoner (13 June 1993 – 7 January 2011) was an Italian cross-country racer and ski jumper.

Biography

Senoner was born in Bolzano, in the province of South Tyrol, and lived in Santa Cristina Gherdëina, in the Ladin-speaking territory of the province. From 2008 to her death she was a member of the Italian ski jumper team.^[1] She was a niece of Italian skier Peter Runggaldier.^[2]

Death

At the time of her death she was competing in the Continental Cup meet. After suddenly falling ill in her hotel room, she was airlifted to University Medical Center Freiburg, where she was pronounced dead after about 24 hours.^[3] Initial tests indicated she may have died from a rapid onset of meningitis.^[4] As a tribute, all Italian winter sports athletes wore black armbands the following Sunday.^[5]^[6]

Senoner's tomb in the cemetery of Santa Cristina Valgardena.
The rose Dolomiti dedicated to the ski jumper on 30 July 2011 ^[7]

References

^ Simona Senoner passed away
^ Der rätselhafte Tod der 17-jährigen Skispringerin
^ "Italian ski jumper dies in hotel room". USA Today. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
^ "Meningitis possible cause of ski jumper's death". USA Today. 9 January 2011.
^ Tragedia nel mondo dello sci
^ "U.S. Jumpers take 4th, 5th in Schonach Event Overshadowed by Tragedy Cross Country Skier Magazine". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
^ Dolomiten August 1, 2011