Valentina Margaglio

Valentina Margaglio
Margaglio in 2020
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1993-11-15) 15 November 1993 (age 31)
Casale Monferrato, Italy
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportSkeleton
ClubFiamme Azzurre[1]
Medal record
Women's skeleton
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Altenberg Mixed skeleton
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 St. Moritz Women

Valentina Margaglio (born 15 November 1993) is an Italian skeleton racer. She won a medal for Italy at the IBSF World Championships 2020, the first ever for Italy in the skeleton.[2]

Biography

She was born to an Italian father and mother from the Ivory Coast.[3] She has competed at a national level in both speed and strength disciplines, including the shot put and the javelin throw.

In 2011 she started competing in bobsleigh as a brakeman, participating in the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck. 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.[4]

Achievements

Mattia Gaspari and Valentina Margaglio, winners in 2020 of the historic first all-time medal at the Skeleton World Championships for Italy.[5]
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
2020 World Championships Germany Altenberg 3rd Mixed team 1:55.82

References

  1. ^ "Fiamme Azzurre - Atleti" (in Italian). polizia.penitenziaria.it. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. ^ IBSF World Championships 2020 results
  3. ^ "Valentina Margaglio profile" (in Italian). coni.it. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  4. ^ "SKELETON: PER LA CASALESE VALENTINA MARGAGLIO UNO STORICO BRONZO AI MONDIALI DI ALTENBERG NEL MIXED TEAM" (in Italian). fisiaoc.it. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Skeleton, storica medaglia ai Mondiali di Altenberg: Gaspari e la Margaglio di bronzo" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. Retrieved 11 May 2020.