Luciano de Paolis

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Luciano de Paolis
Medal record
Men's Bobsleigh
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1968 Grenoble Two-man
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1968 Grenoble Four-man
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1970 St. Moritz Four-man

Luciano de Paolis (born 14 June 1941 in Rome) is an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, he won gold medals in the two-man and four-man events.

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De Paolis also won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1970 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.

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