![]() Villani at the 2021 IBSF World Championships Bobsleigh and Skeleton | |
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Born | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | 19 September 1996
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Country | Canada |
Sport | Bobsleigh |
Sara Villani (born 19 September 1996) is a Canadian bobsledder. [1] [2]
Villani began her athletic career as a heptathlete, but in 2018 she was identified at the TBC Training Ground as a potential brakewoman in bobsleigh. [2] Villani made her IBSF World Cup debut in January 2021, finishing in a career-best fourth with Christine de Bruin. [2] [3] At the IBSF World Championships 2021, Villani finished in 16th place with Christine de Bruin in the two-woman event.
In January 2022, Villani was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. [4] [5] [6]