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Mario Armano (born 25 July 1946) is a retired Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Competing in two
Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964
* Wallenchinsky, David (1984). "Bobsled: Four-man". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896 - 1980''. New York: Penguin Books. p. 561. Bobsledders at the 1968 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1972 Winter Olympics Italian male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Living people 1946 births Olympic medalists in bobsleigh Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics {{Italy-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub
Mario Armano (born 25 July 1946) is a retired Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...
, he won a gold medal in the four-man event at Grenoble
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in 1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...
.
Armano also won four medals at the FIBT World Championships
The IBSF World Championships (known as the FIBT World Championships until 2015), part of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, have taken place on an annual basis since 1930. Starting with 2002, championships of non-Winter Olympic ...
with two golds (Two-man: 1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
Ja ...
, Four-man: 1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
), one silver (Four-man: 1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
**Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
), and one bronze (Two-man: 1969).
References
Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964
* Wallenchinsky, David (1984). "Bobsled: Four-man". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896 - 1980''. New York: Penguin Books. p. 561. Bobsledders at the 1968 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1972 Winter Olympics Italian male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Living people 1946 births Olympic medalists in bobsleigh Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics {{Italy-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub