Jump to content

Luciano Alberti

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luciano Alberti
Medal record
Bobsleigh
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1959 St. Moritz Two-man
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Cortina d'Ampezzo Two-man

Luciano Alberti (born August 25, 1932) was an Italian bobsled brakeman who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

He and Sergio Zardini competed at the 1959 Championships in St. Moritz, where they won a silver medal.[1] They had the fastest time on the first day, with an 8/100 of a second lead against the American team of Arthur Tyler and Tom Butler, but after they "bumped and slowed on the wall en route" during the final run, and Eugenio Monti and Renzo Alvera set a new course record, Zardini and Alberti had to settle for the silver medal.[2]

Alberti and Zardini also won a bronze medal in the same event at the 1960 FIBT World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Bobsleigh World Championships". Men: 2-Man. sports123.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-27. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
  2. ^ Lang, Will (February 23, 1959). "Trial And Triumph". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on May 23, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-22. After the first day's runs the leading Italian duo of Sergio Zardini and Luciano Alberti were ahead (by 8/100 of a second) of the Americans, Physicist Arthur Tyler and Marine Lieutenant Tom Butler.... On the final runs next day Zardini turned in a damaging time when his sled bumped and slowed on the wall en route. Then old pro Monti broke up the ball game with a new course record of 1:20.26. The order at the finish of the two-man bobsled championships: Monti, Zardini and Tyler.