Dino Bruni (born 13 April 1932) is an Italian

road racing cyclist Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

who won the silver medal in the men's team road race at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

, alongside

Vincenzo Zucconelli Vincenzo Zucconelli (, born 3 June 1931) was a road racing cyclist from Italy who won the silver medal in the men's team road race, alongside Dino Bruni and Gianni Ghidini. Italy's fourth rider Bruno Monti also crossed the line, but did not recei ...

and

Gianni Ghidini Gianni Ghidini (21 May 1930 – 20 June 1995) was a road racing cyclist from Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of t ...

. Italy's fourth rider

Bruno Monti Bruno Monti (12 June 1930 – 16 August 2011) was an Italian road cyclist. As an amateur he won the Piccolo Giro di Lombardia and an Olympic silver medal in the team road race in 1952. In 1953 he turned professional and rode the Giro d'Italia i ...

also crossed the line, but did not receive a medal because just the first three counted for the final classification. Bruni also represented his native country at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

Melbourne, Australia Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropol ...

. After his amateur career, he was a professional rider from 1956 to 1965. He won three stages in the

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...

, and two stages in the Giro d'Italia.

Major results

;1957 :Vezzola ;1958 :Capri ;1959 :

Tre Valli Varesine The Tre Valli Varesine is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Varese, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually the first and most important race of Trittico Lombardo, which c ...

:Trofeo Fenaroli :

: ::Winner stages 4 and 16 ;1960 :Rovigo :Alessandrino :San Marino : Giro d'Italia: ::Winner stages 1 and 17 ;1961 :

Coppa Sabatini The Coppa Sabatini is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Province of Pisa, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2020, it was added to the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is t ...

Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria The Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria is a road bicycle race held annually in Province of Reggio Calabria The Province of Reggio Calabria ( it, Provincia di Reggio Calabria) was a province in the Calabria region of Italy. It was the souther ...

;1962 :Arras :GP Tarentaise Briançon :

: ::Winner stage 21 ;1963 :

;1969 :Alessandrino

References

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Dino Bruni
1932 births Living people Italian male cyclists Cyclists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Italian Tour de France stage winners Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners Sportspeople from the Province of Ferrara Olympic medalists in cycling Tour de Suisse stage winners Cyclists from Emilia-Romagna Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{Italy-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub