Valentina Margaglio

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]

Valentina Margaglio

Margaglio in 2020
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1993-11-15) 15 November 1993 (age 31) Casale Monferrato, Italy
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Skeleton
Club	Fiamme Azzurre[1]
Medal record Women's skeleton Representing  Italy World Championships 2020 Altenberg Mixed skeleton European Championships 2022 St. Moritz Women

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	Altenberg	3rd	Mixed team	1:55.82