Gianfranco Polvara (born 29 January 1958) is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1995.

He finished seventh in the 15 km event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

[1] At the 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun, Polvara finished fourth in the 50 km event.

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

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