Valentina Margaglio
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93022.jpg) Margaglio in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 November 1993 Casale Monferrato, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skeleton | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fiamme Azzurre[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Valentina Margaglio (born 15 November 1993) is an Italian skeleton racer. She won a medal for Italy at the IBSF World Championships 2020, the first ever for Italy in the skeleton.[2]
Biography
[edit]She was born to an Italian father and mother from the Ivory Coast.[3] She has competed at a national level in both speed and strength disciplines, including the shot put and the javelin throw.
In 2011 she started competing in bobsleigh as a brakeman, participating in the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck. Her skeleton debut for the Italian national team was in January 2016 at the European Cup, coming ninth in the overall standings at the end of the 2019/20 season.[4]
Achievements
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| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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| 2020 | World Championships |  Altenberg
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3rd | Mixed team | 1:55.82 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Fiamme Azzurre - Atleti" (in Italian). polizia.penitenziaria.it. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ IBSF World Championships 2020 results
- ^ "Valentina Margaglio profile" (in Italian). coni.it. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "SKELETON: PER LA CASALESE VALENTINA MARGAGLIO UNO STORICO BRONZO AI MONDIALI DI ALTENBERG NEL MIXED TEAM" (in Italian). fisiaoc.it. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Skeleton, storica medaglia ai Mondiali di Altenberg: Gaspari e la Margaglio di bronzo" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
External links
[edit]- Valentina Margaglio at World Athletics
- Valentina Margaglio at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Valentina Margaglio at IBSF
- Valentina Margaglio at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Italian female skeleton racers
- Skeleton racers of Fiamme Azzurre
- Italian female javelin throwers
- Italian female shot putters
- Italian female bobsledders
- Bobsledders at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
- Skeleton racers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic skeleton racers for Italy
- Italian people of Ivorian descent
- People from Casale Monferrato