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Nino Bibbia (15 March 1922 – 28 May 2013) was an Italian skeleton racer and bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s.[1] Born in Bianzone, Lombardy, he won the gold medal in the men's skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.[2]

He was Italy's first Winter Olympic medalist in any sport, its first gold medalist in the Winter Games, and its first in bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton.[3]

Biography

Bibbia also competed in bobsleigh at those same games, finishing sixth in the four-man and eighth in the two-man event respectively.[2] Bibbia was also involved in other winter sports, including ski jumping, cross-country skiing, and alpine skiing. All told, he earned 231 golds, 97 silvers, and 84 bronzes in his illustrious career[citation needed].

Turn 10 at Cesana Pariol, where the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton competitions at the 2006 Winter Olympics took place, is named in Bibbia's honor.[4]

Bibbia spent the last years of his life in Engadin, where he died at the age of 91 on 28 May 2013.[1][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Nino Bibbia 91-jährig im Engadin verstorben" (in German). Die Südostschweiz. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nino Bibbia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Nino Bibbia, primo oro italiano alle Olimpiadi invernali" (in Italian). corriere.it. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Olympic Timeline: St. Moritz 1948". Omega SA. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  5. ^ "L'olimpionico Nino Bibbia compie 90 anni" (in Italian). tio.ch. Retrieved 19 October 2012.

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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nino_Bibbia