Kurt Poletti

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Kurt Poletti
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Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Lake Placid Four-man
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Kurt Poletti (born 23 April 1960) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 1980s. He won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 1983 and a silver in 1981.

Poletti also finished fourth in the four-man event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kurt Poletti Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2018.