Ubaldo Ranzi

Ubaldo Ranzi (18 July 1970) is a former Italian decathlete and bobsledder who competed in the late 1990s and the early 2000s.

Ubaldo Ranzi
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1970-07-18) July 18, 1970
Templecombe, Great Britain
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Bobsleigh
Event(s)Combined events
ClubG.S. Fiamme Azzurre
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Decathlon: 7,930 pt (1996)

Biography

Born in England to an Italian father and a British mother, he won a gold medal in the two-man event at the 1999 FIBT World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo and won a silver medal (with Gunther Huber), in 2000 always in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

Before starting his bobsleigh career he collected 6 caps in Italy national athletics team from 1993 to 1996.[1] Ranzi held the fourth performance of all-time of Italy in the speciality of the decathlon.[2]

National titles

Athletics

Ubaldo Ranzi has won one time the individual national championship.[3]

See also

References

  1. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  2. "LISTE ITALIANE ALL TIME" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  3. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  • (in Italian) Athlete profile at the Associazione Medaglie d'Oro al Valor Atletico (AMOVA) web site
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