Mirko Turri (born 29 June 1981 in
Verona
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) is an Italian
bobsled
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der who competed from 203 to 2007. His best
Bobsleigh World Cup
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finish was third in the two-man event at
Lake Placid in December 2006.
Turri also finished 19th in the four-man event at the
2007 FIBT World Championships in
St. Moritz
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.
He also finished tied for ninth in the four-man event at the
2010 Winter Olympics
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in
Vancouver
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.
References
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1981 births
Bobsledders at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Italian male bobsledders
Living people
Olympic bobsledders for Italy
Sportspeople from Verona
21st-century Italian sportsmen
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