Angelo Damiano (born 30 September 1938) is a retired Italian track cyclist. Together with Sergio Bianchetto he won a gold medal in the

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at the 1964 Summer Olympics in

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. They had easy semifinals, because their German competitors were disqualified, and won a close final against the Soviet team. After winning the national amateur sprint title in 1964, in 1965 Damiano turned professional and won a bronze medal in the sprint at the 1967 World Championships.

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* * 1938 births Living people Italian male cyclists Olympic gold medalists for Italy Cyclists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Italy Italian track cyclists Sportspeople from Naples Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Campania 20th-century Italian people {{Italy-cycling-bio-1930s-stub