Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle


The Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle is the sport department of the Italian financial police force Guardia di Finanza.
The club's activity is carried out in the following twelve sport disciplines: athletics, swimming, judo, karate, shooting, fencing, diving, canoeing, rowing, sailing, alpine skiing, and speed skating. In athletics, the group is called Gruppo Atletico Fiamme Gialle .

History

The first appearance of the Guardia di Finanza in sporting events date back to 1911. The team participated the gymnastics event organized in Turin, for the 50th anniversary of the Unification of Italy. However, the Scudo Nelli Trophy's first organized team, the Fiamme Gialle, was founded in 1921 to compete in a walking race. The trophy was eventually given out following three victories in 1922, 1925, and 1928.
In the following years, the activity was expanded with the establishment of several sports groups, the first of which was the Skiers Group, founded in 1925 at the Alpine School of the Guardia di Finanza in Predazzo, a group that became famous as the Yellow Flames of Predazzo.

Greatest athletes

Summer sportsWinter sportsParalympic sports
Athletics
;Canoeing
;Diving
;Rowing
;Shooting
;Swimming
Alpine skiing
  • Gustav Thöni
  • Piero Gros
  • Sofia Goggia
  • Isolde Kostner
  • Kristian Ghedina
  • ;Cross-country skiing
    ;Biathlon
    Para-athletics
  • Martina Caironi
  • Antonio Fantin
  • Oxana Corso
  • Summer Olympic Games medal table

    In total, the athletes of the Fiamme Gialle won 42 medals at the Summer Olympics.

    Winter Olympic Games medal table

    In total, the athletes of the Fiamme Gialle won 22, at the Winter Olympics.
    EditionAthleteEventMedal
    1968 GrenobleFranco NonesCross-country skiing - 30 km
    1972 SapporoGustav ThoeniAlpine skiing - Giant slalom
    1972 SapporoGustav ThoeniAlpine skiing - Slalom
    1972 SapporoRolando ThoeniAlpine skiing - Slalom
    1976 InnsbruckPiero GrosAlpine skiing - Slalom
    1976 InnsbruckGustav ThoeniAlpine skiing - Slalom
    1988 CalgaryGottlieb TaschlerBiathlon – Relay
    1992 AlbertvilleJosef PoligAlpine skiing - Alpine combined
    1992 AlbertvilleGiorgio VanzettaCross-country skiing - 4 × 10 km relay
    1992 AlbertvilleGiuseppe PulièCross-country skiing - 4 × 10 km relay
    1992 AlbertvilleGiorgio VanzettaCross-country skiing - 15 km freestyle pursuit
    1992 AlbertvilleGiorgio VanzettaCross-country skiing - 50 km freestyle
    1994 LillehammerGiorgio VanzettaCross-country skiing - 4 × 10 km relay
    2002 Salt Lake CityIsolde KostnerAlpine skiing- Downhill
    2002 Salt Lake CityCristian ZorziCross-country skiing – Men's 4 × 10 km relay
    2002 Salt Lake CityCristian ZorziCross-country skiing - Sprint
    2006 TorinoCristian ZorziCross-country skiing – Men's 4 × 10 km relay
    2010 VancouverAlessandro PittinNordic combined - Normal hill/10 km
    2014 SochiChristof InnerhoferAlpine skiing- Downhill
    2014 SochiChristof InnerhoferAlpine skiing - Alpine combined
    2014 SochiDorothea WiererBiathlon – Mixed relay
    2018 PyeongchangSofia GoggiaAlpine skiing - Downhill
    2018 PyeongchangDorothea WiererBiathlon – Mixed relay
    2022 BeijingDorothea WiererBiathlon - Sprint

    Medal table by sport

    Canoeing

    Canoesist of Fiamme Gialle have won a total of eight medals at the Olympic Games.
    EventTot.
    Olympic Games3328
    World Championships48315
    Junior World Championships1102
    Mediterranean Games76619
    European Championships63413
    Under 23 European Championships0011
    Junior European Championships4217
    Military World Games1135
    Universiade0112