Antonio Tartaglia (born 13 January 1968 in Casalbordino) is an Italian bobsledder who competed in the 1990s. He came to the sport from

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, having focused on the

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and discus. He took up bobsledding after joining the

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, and represented

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. Together with teammate Günther Huber he won a gold medal in the two-man event at the

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in Nagano, shared with

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and David MacEachern. He was the first person from

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to win a Winter Olympic gold. Tartaglia also won a silver medal in the two-man event at the 1997 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz. At the

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, Tartaglia took three medals, including golds in the four-man in 1994 and in the two-man in 1997. He also won seven Italian national championships, taking five two-man titles between 1992 and 2000 and both the two-man and four-man titles in 2001. After retiring from competition, Tartaglia worked as a technician and fitness coach for the Italian bobsleigh team.

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Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964

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* * * 1968 births Living people Italian male bobsledders Italian sports coaches Olympic bobsledders of Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in bobsleigh Bobsledders at the 1992 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1994 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1998 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2002 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Bobsledders of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri Sportspeople from the Province of Chieti {{Italy-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub