Sergio Zardini (November 22, 1931 - February 22, 1966) was an Italian

Italy

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 bobsledder who competed from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s. He won the silver medal in the two-man event at the 1964 Winter Olympics

1964 Winter Olympics

The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964...

 in Innsbruck

Innsbruck

- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...

. He was born in Turin

Turin

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Zardini also won ten medals at the FIBT World Championships

FIBT World Championships

The FIBT World Championships, part of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing , have taken place on an annual basis in non-Winter Olympic years since 1930. A two-man event was included in 1931 with a combined championship occurring in 1947...

 with one gold (Four-man: 1963

FIBT World Championships 1963

The FIBT World Championships 1963 took place in Igls, Austria for the second time after hosting the event previously in 1935 . This event would serve as the test for the Winter Olympics that would take place the following year in neighboring Innsbruck....

), six silvers (Two-man: 1958

FIBT World Championships 1958

The FIBT World Championships 1958 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany for the fourth time. The West German city had hosted the event previously in 1934 , 1938 , and 1953.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:...

, 1959

FIBT World Championships 1959

The FIBT World Championships 1959 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record ninth time. The Swiss city had hosted the event previously in 1931 , 1935 , 1937 , 1938 , 1939 , 1947, 1955, and 1957....

, 1962

FIBT World Championships 1962

The FIBT World Championships 1962 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany for the fifth time after hosting the event previously in 1934 , 1938 , 1953, and 1958.-Two man bobsleigh:...

, 1963; Four-man: 1959, 1962), and three bronzes (Two-man: 1960

FIBT World Championships 1960

The FIBT World Championships 1960 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy for the fifth time. The Italian city had hosted the event previously in 1937 , 1939 , 1950, and 1954...

, 1961

FIBT World Championships 1961

The FIBT World Championships 1961 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the second time after hosting the event previously in 1949.-Two man bobsleigh:Monti won his fifth straight championship in this event, a record that still stands...

; Four-man: 1958).

Following the 1964 games, Zardini emigrated to Canada

Canada

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 where he competed. He was killed during a competition two years later at the bobsleigh track

Lake Placid bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track

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 in Lake Placid, New York

Lake Placid, New York

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when the Canadian four-man sled hit the superstructure of the track at Turns 13 and 14, known as the "Zig-Zag Curves", crushing his head against the structure.