Giulio Zardo
Canadian athlete
Giulio Zardo (born July 14, 1980) is a Canadian athlete. He was a linebacker in the Canadian Junior Football League, before joining the Canadian National Bobsled team in 2001 as a brakeman. He won a silver medal in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships in 2003 and gold in the same event in 2004. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Zardo finished fifth in the two-man event with Pierre Lueders and ninth in the four-man event.
Early life
Giulio Zardo was born on July 14, 1980 in Montreal, Quebec. His father was a police officer. Both of his parents are of Italian descent, with his maternal grandparents having immigrated to Canada from Campobasso in the early 20th century. He has two siblings.
Career
Canadian Junior Football League
Zardo started out as an athlete playing football in the Canadian Junior Football League with the St-Leonard Cougars. He played as a linebacker.
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