Francesco Costa (bobsledder)

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Francesco Costa
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Born28 May 1985 (1985-05-28) (age 34)
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CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Sport Bobsleigh

Francesco Costa (born May 28, 1985) [1] [2] is a bobsledder from Italy. He competed for Italy at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the four-man bobsleigh event.

Francesco Costa is an athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro. [3]

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References

  1. "FIBT Biography". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  2. Sochi 2014 profile
  3. "Francesco Costa" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 17 March 2020.