Antonio Tartaglia
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Antonio Tartaglia (born 13 January 1968 in Casalbordino
) is an Italian
bobsledder
who competed in the 1990s. Together with teammate Günther Huber
he won a gold medal in the two-man event at the 1998 Winter Olympics
in Nagano (Shared with Canada
).
Tartaglia also won a silver medal in the two-man event at the 1997 FIBT World Championships
in St. Moritz
.
Casalbordino
Casalbordino is a comune and town in the province of Chieti, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy.- External links :*...
) is an Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
bobsledder
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....
who competed in the 1990s. Together with teammate Günther Huber
Günther Huber
Günther Huber is an Italian of German descent bobsledder who competed in the 1990s. He competed in four Winter Olympics and won two medals in the two-man event with one gold and one bronze .Huber also won two medals in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 1999 and a...
he won a gold medal in the two-man event at the 1998 Winter Olympics
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...
in Nagano (Shared with Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
).
Tartaglia also won a silver medal in the two-man event at the 1997 FIBT World Championships
FIBT World Championships 1997
The FIBT World Championships 1997 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland and Lake Placid, New York, United States . St. Moritz hosted a championship event for the record eighteenth time...
in St. Moritz
St. Moritz
St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...
.