Eugenio Monti Says An Olympic Farewell With 2 Golds - Grenoble 1968 Winter Olympics

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Italy's Eugenio Monti caps his final Olympic appearance at the Grenoble 1968 Winter Games with gold in the two bobsleigh events, an emotional and historic moment for the former skier.



Eugenio Monti started out as a promising skier, nicknamed the Flying Redhead, before a knee injury in 1951 cut his career short. But the end of one career marked the start of another as Monti turned his attention to bobsleigh, with great success.

Before his final Olympic Games in 1968, he had already won two silver medals at the 1956 Winter Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo and two bronze medals in Innsbruck 1964. At Grenoble, aged 40, Monti knew those Winter Games would be his last chance to win an Olympic title.

The Italian four-man team was comprised by Roberto Zandonella, Mario Armano and Luciano de Paolis who also joined Monti in the two-man event. Fired up by the final Olympic participation of the group's eldest member, Italy claimed gold medals in both the two-man and four-man events. It was a memorable way for him to cap a colourful Olympic career.

Find more about Eugenio Monti: http://www.olympic.org/eugenio-monti
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