- Agostino Lanfranchi
Agostino Lanfranchi (
June 24 ,1892 –February 15 ,1963 ) was an Italianbobsled der and skeleton racer who competed from the late 1920s to the early 1940s. Competing in twoWinter Olympics , he finished fourth in the men's skeleton event atSt. Moritz in 1928, andLake Placid, New York in 1932, he finished fifth in the four-man event and eighth in the two-man event (misspelled Agostini in the two-man event).Lanfranchi was part of the
clothing empire that developed manybutton s andbelt buckle s forwomen 's fashions during his lifetime. He was also active inmotorboat racing, developing events in Venice andTurin .References
* [http://www.todor66.com/olim/1928w/Skeleton.html 1928 men's skeleton results]
* [http://www.todor66.com/olim/1932w/Bobsleigh_Doubles.html 1932 bobsleigh two-man results]
* [http://www.todor66.com/olim/1932w/Bobsleigh_Fours.html 1932 bobsleigh four-man results]
* [http://lanfranchi.webhat.it/_template/storia/ita.pdf Lanfranchi family profile] it icon
*Wallechinsky, David (1984). "The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896-1980". New York: Penguin Books. pp. 558, 560,576.
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