Rudy Rinaldi (born 18 August 1993) is a Monegasque

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 ...

. He competed in the two-man event at the

2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko ...

. In January 2022, Rinaldi qualified to compete for Monaco at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the two-man bob event. Rinaldi and

Boris Vain Boris Vain (born 11 March 1993) is a French born Monegasque bobsledder. He competed in the two-man event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. In January 2022, Vain qualified to compete for Monaco at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the two-man bob event. V ...

finished sixth in Beijing, 0.56 seconds back of the bronze medalists Christoph Hafer and

Matthias Sommer Matthias Sommer (born 3 December 1991) is a German bobsledder. He won a bronze medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), were ...

; this is the closest any athlete from Monaco has come to winning an Olympic medal in an actual sporting event. (

Julien Médecin Julien may refer to: People * Julien (given name) * Julien (surname) Music * ''Julien'' (opera), a 1913 poème lyrique by Gustave Charpentier * ''Julien'' (album), by Dalida, 1973 * "Julien" (song), by Carly Rae Jepsen, 2019 Places Un ...

won a bronze medal for architecture at the 1924 Olympics, but the IOC no longer considers art competition medals as part of the official tally).

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* 1993 births Living people Monegasque male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Monaco Bobsledders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2022 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Bobsledders at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics {{Monaco-bobsleigh-bio-stub