Luciano de Paolis
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Luciano de Paolis (born 14 June 1941 in Rome
) is an Italian
bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s. At the 1968 Winter Olympics
in Grenoble
, he won gold medals in the two-man and four-man events.
de Paolis also won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1970 FIBT World Championships
in St. Moritz
.
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
) is an Italian
Italy
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bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s. At the 1968 Winter Olympics
1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated...
in Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
, he won gold medals in the two-man and four-man events.
de Paolis also won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1970 FIBT World Championships
FIBT World Championships 1970
The FIBT World Championships 1970 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record eleventh time. The Swiss city had hosted the event previously in 1931 , 1935 , 1937 , 1938 , 1939 , 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, and 1965.-Two man bobsleigh:The Swiss earned their first championships medal since...
in St. Moritz
St. Moritz
St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...
.