Gianfranco Gaspari
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobsleigh | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1971 Cervinia | Two-man | |
| Silver | 1966 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Two-man | |
| Silver | 1969 Lake Placid | Four-man | |
| Bronze | 1969 Lake Placid | Two-man | |
Gianfranco Gaspari is an Italian bobsledder who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1970s. He won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with one gold (Two-man: 1971), two silvers (Two-man: 1966, Four-man: 1969), and one bronze (Two-man: 1969).
Gaspari finished 21 seconds behind fellow Italian bobsledder Eugenio Monti in the two-man event at the 1966 FIBT World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Competing in two Winter Olympics, his best finish was fourth in the two-man event at Sapporo in 1972.
[edit] References
- Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
- Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
- TIME magazine March 11, 1966 article featuring Gasapri's finish behind Monti - Accessed August 29, 2007.
- Wallenchinsky, David (1984). "Bobsled". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896 - 1980. New York: Penguin Books. pp. 559, 561.
