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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]
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Olympic Games
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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.
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
- "Nino Bibbia 91-jährig im Engadin verstorben" (in German). Die Südostschweiz. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- 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.
- "Nino Bibbia, primo oro italiano alle Olimpiadi invernali" (in Italian). corriere.it. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- "Olympic Timeline: St. Moritz 1948". Omega SA. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- "L'olimpionico Nino Bibbia compie 90 anni" (in Italian). tio.ch. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
Notes
- Men's skeleton Olympic medalists since 1928
- Skeletonsport.com profile[permanent dead link]
- Torino 2006 interview with Bibbia done in May 2004 (deadlinked)
- Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896 - 1980. New York: Penguin Books. pp. 558, 560, 577.
External links
- Nino Bibbia at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Nino Bibbia at the International Olympic Committee
Media related to Nino Bibbia at Wikimedia Commons
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Nino Bibbia (né le 15 mars 1922 à Bianzone, dans la province de Sondrio, en Lombardie et mort le 28 mai 2013 à Engadine en Suisse) est un skeletoneur et bobeur italien qui a pris part aux compétitions dans les années 1940.[it] Nino Bibbia
Nino Bibbia (Bianzone, 15 marzo 1922 – Sankt Moritz, 28 maggio 2013) è stato un skeletonista e bobbista italiano.[ru] Биббиа, Нино
Нино Биббиа (итал. Nino Bibbia; 15 мая 1922, Бьянцоне, Королевство Италия — 28 мая 2013, Санкт-Мориц, Швейцария) — итальянский скелетонист, чемпион зимних Олимпийских игр в Санкт-Морице (1948).Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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