Alberto Bonacossa

Alberto Bonacossa
Personal information
Born(1883-08-24)24 August 1883
Vigevano, Italy
Died30 January 1953(1953-01-30) (aged 69)
Milan, Italy
Figure skating career
CountryItaly Italy
DisciplineMen's singles
Pair skating
PartnerMarisa Bonacossa
Medal record
Italian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1914 Lago di Ghirla Singles
Gold medal – first place 1915 Turin Singles
Gold medal – first place 1920 Madesimo Singles
Gold medal – first place 1920 Madesimo Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1921 Madesimo Singles
Gold medal – first place 1921 Madesimo Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1922 Milan Singles
Gold medal – first place 1922 Milan Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1923 Turin Singles
Gold medal – first place 1924 Milan Singles
Gold medal – first place 1925 Turin Singles
Gold medal – first place 1926 Milan Singles
Gold medal – first place 1928 Trentino Singles

Count Alberto Bonacossa (24 August 1883 – 30 January 1953) was an Italian tennis player, figure skater, and member of both the Italian Olympic Committee and the IOC. He was the owner and publisher of La Gazzetta dello Sport from 1929 until his death in 1953 when ownership passed to his son Cesare. A keen sportsman he competed in the men's singles event at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He also played football, raced motorcycles and skied at highly competitive level.

The first figure skating competition for Italians took place in 1912 in St. Moritz, Switzerland, but the first Italian national championships were not held until 1914. The competition was held at the Lago di Ghirla, sponsored by the Varese Skating Club and La Gazzetta dello Sport, attended by skaters from Piedmont and Lombardy, and featured events for men and couples. Alberto Bonacossa won the men's event, and Dina Mancio-Kind and Adelchi Candellero won the pairs' event. The following year, the championships were held on Lake Valentino in Turin. Bonacossa again won the men's event, and Mancio-Kind again won the pairs' event, but this time with Gaspare Voli. Competitions were halted from 1916 to 1919 due to World War I.

The Italian Skating Federation was established by Bonacossa in 1914.

Competitive highlights

Men's singles

Competition 1914 1915 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1928
Italian Championships 1st 1st1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

Pair skating (with Marisa Bonacossa)

Competition 1920 1921 1922
Italian Championships 1st 1st 1st

References

  1. ↑ "Alberto Bonacossa". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Pizzocari, Paolo (2001). Pattinaggio artistico e danza sul ghiaccio [Figure skating and ice dance] (in Italian). Milan: Sperling & Kupfer. p. 39. ISBN 88-200-3203-1.
  3. 1 2 "Campionati nazionali di pattinaggio artistico" [National figure skating championships]. Stadio (in Italian). 9 January 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 30 June 2026 – via Arcanum Newspapers. Nel 1943 la stella di Carlo Fassi iniziava a brillare: egli ripeteva infatti perfettamente la grande avventura del conte Bonacossa riuscendo a detenere il titolo ben ben dieci anni, precisamente dal 1943 al 1954. [In 1943, the star of Carlo Fassi began to shine: he perfectively replicated Count Bonacossa’s great feat, managing to hold the title for a full ten years, specifically, from 1943 to 1954.]
  4. 1 2 "Il Campionato di pattinaggio disputato sul lago di Ghirla" [Skating championship held on Lake Ghirla]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 19 January 1914. p. 4. Retrieved 7 December 2025. Oggi sul lago di Ghirla si sono svolte le gare pel primo campionato italiano di pattinaggio. [The races for the first Italian skating championship took place today on Lake Ghirla.]
  5. 1 2 Schmidt, Kurt (15 February 1915). "Considerazioni tecniche sui concorrenti dettate da un grande pattinatore" [Technical considerations on the competitors dictated by a great skater]. Lo Sport Illustrato (in Italian). Vol. III, no. 3. p. 70. Retrieved 2 March 2026 – via Biblioteca Sportiva Nazionale.
  6. 1 2 "Il campionato italiano" [Italian championship]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 9 February 1920. p. 2. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Il conte Bonacossa vince per la quarta volta il Campionato d'Italia" [Count Bonacossa wins the Italian Championships for the fourth time]. Il Piccolo della Sera (in Italian). 2 February 1921. p. 11. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  8. 1 2 "I campionati italiani" [Italian championships]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 27 January 1922. p. 2. Retrieved 7 December 2025. Il conte Alberto Bonacossa riconferma per la quinta volta il titolo di campione d'Italia, aggiudicandosi con la consorte per la terza volta la gara a coppie. La contessa Bonacossa ha riconfermato la vittoria dell'anno scorso a Madesimo. [Count Alberto Bonacossa retained his title as Italian champion for the fifth time, winning the pairs competition with his wife for the third time. Countess Bonacossa repeated last year's victory in Madesimo.]
  9. ↑ "I campionati italiani" [Italian championships]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 29 January 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "Il pattinaggio artistico: Una giornata di campionati nazionali" [Figure skating: One day of national championships]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 11 March 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "I campionati italiani di figura" [Italian figures championships]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 19 January 1925. p. 2. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  12. ↑ "Solisti e duettisti del ghiaccio: I campionati italiani di figura" [Ice soloists and duets: The Italian figure skating championships]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 25 March 1926. p. 5. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  13. ↑ "I conti Bonacossa campioni italiani di pattinaggio" [Count and Countess Bonacossa Italian skating champions]. Il Meridiano (in Italian). Vol. X, no. 4. 23 January 1928. p. 4. Archived from the original on 22 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025. Il conte Bonacossa vince con questo il suo 10° consecutivo campionato nazionale. [Count Bonacossa wins his 10th consecutive national championship with this victory.]