Antonio Tartaglia (born 13 January 1968 in

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) is an Italian

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who competed in the 1990s. He came to the sport from

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, having focused on the shot put and discus. He took up bobsledding after joining the

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, and represented Centro Sportivo Carabinieri. Together with teammate

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he won a gold medal in the two-man event at the

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, shared with

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and

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. He was the first person from Abruzzo 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 European Championships, 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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