Agnese Campeol (born 11 August 2006) is an Italian-born Thai

bobsledder Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of 2 to 4 athletes make timed speed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsle ...

who began competing for the national team in 2023 and won the silver medal in the women's monobob event at the

2024 Winter Youth Olympics The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics (), officially known as the IV Winter Youth Olympic Games and commonly known as Gangwon 2024 (), were a Winter sports, winter multi-sport event, cultural festival, and fourth edition of the Winter Youth Olympics he ...

, becoming the first Thai athlete to win a medal at the

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Early life

Campeol was born on August 11, 2006 in

Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...

, Italy. She has moved to Thailand since she was 5 years old. She started training in the sport of bobsleigh at the age of 16 in 2022 at the

Olympic Sliding Centre The Olympic Sliding Centre () is a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track that is located in Daegwallyeong, Pyeongchang, South Korea. The centre is located between the Alpensia and Yongpyong Resort. The venue is one of only two operating sliding ...

Pyeongchang Pyeongchang ( , ; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seo ...

, South Korea. She admired American bobsledder

Kaillie Humphries Kaillie Humphries ( Simundson; September 4, 1985) is a Canadian-American bobsledder. Representing Canada, she was the 2010 and 2014 Olympic champion in the two-woman bobsled and the 2018 Olympic bronze medalist with brakewoman Phylicia George. ...

as a role model.

Career results

All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).

Youth Olympic Games

OMEGA Youth Series Competition

References

External links

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