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]
 Bibbia in 1940's | ||
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Representing  Italy
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Olympic Games
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1948 St. Moritz | Men |
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
editBibbia 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
edit- ^ a b "Nino Bibbia 91-jährig im Engadin verstorben" (in German). Die Südostschweiz. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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
edit- Men's skeleton Olympic medalists since 1928[dead link]
- Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896 - 1980. New York: Penguin Books. pp. 558, 560, 577.
External links
edit- Nino Bibbia at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Nino Bibbia at Olympics.com
Media related to Nino Bibbia at Wikimedia Commons
