Simone Bertazzo (born 19 August 1982) is a retired Italian bobsledder and current bobsled coach who has competed since 2001. He won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 2007 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.

Simone Bertazzo
Personal information
Born (1982-08-19) 19 August 1982 (age 42)
Medal record
Men's Bobsleigh
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 St. Moritz Two-man
World Cup Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010–11 Two-man

Bertazzo also competed in two Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of tied for ninth in the four-man event at Vancouver in 2010.

In July 2018, he announced that he would retire from competition after the 2019 World Championships in Whistler,[1] and the following November he was chosen to join fellow German Manuel Machata as the new head coach of the Italian national bobsled team.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Bobsleigh pilot Simone Bertazzo ends his career". ibsf.org. IBSF. 16 July 2018. Archived from the original on 8 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Bobsleigh World Champion Manuel Machata head coach of Italian Team". ibsf.org. IBSF. 7 November 2018. Archived from the original on 8 December 2018.
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