Valentina Margaglio (born 15 November 1993) is an Italian

skeleton racer Skeleton is a winter sliding sport in which a person rides a small sled, known as a skeleton bobsled (or -sleigh), down a frozen track while lying face down and head-first. The sport and the sled may have been named from the bony appearance of ...

. She won a medal for Italy at the

IBSF World Championships 2020 The 2020 IBSF World Championships were held in Altenberg, Germany from 21 February to 1 March 2020. This World Championships saw the introduction of a skeleton mixed team event, consisting of one run each of men's and women's skeleton. This wa ...

, the first ever for Italy in the skeleton.

Biography

She was born to an Italian father and mother from the

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

. She has competed at a national level in both speed and strength disciplines, including the

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

and the

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

. In 2011 she started competing in

bobsleigh Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Feder ...

as a brakeman, participating in the

2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games The 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games (german: Olympische Jugend-Winterspiele 2012), officially known as the I Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG), were an international multi-sport event for youths that took place in Innsbruck, Austria, on 13–22 J ...

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...

. 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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Margaglio, Valentina 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