About Eugenio Monti
Eugenio Monti (23 January 1928 – 1 December 2003) was an Italian bobsleigher and alpine skier. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of the bobsleigh, with ten World championship medals (of which nine gold) and 6 Olympic medals including two golds. He is known also for his acts of sportsmanship during the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, which made him the first athlete ever to receive the Pierre de Coubertin World Trophy. The Britons won the gold medal in the 2-man bobsled, while Monti and his teammate took the bronze medal. He won because he had the fastest run." Monti also showed his act of selfless generosity in the four-man competition. In 1954 he won his first Italian championship and in 1957 won his first world championship.
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