Franco Gandini (born 28 July 1936) is an Italian
racing cyclist
Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing ...
and Olympic champion in
track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles.
History
Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ...
.
He won a gold medal in the
team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
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 ...
in
Melbourne
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 met ...
(with
Antonio Domenicali,
Leandro Faggin
Leandro Faggin (18 July 1933 – 6 December 1970) was an Italian racing cyclist, Olympic champion and world champion in track cycling.
Biography
He won a gold medal in the 1000 m time trial at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. and
Valentino Gasparella
Valentino Gasparella (born 30 June 1935) is a retired Italian track cyclist. He won a gold medal in the Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit, team pursuit at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne (with Antonio Domenicali, L ...
).
["1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Cycling"]
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References
1936 births
Living people
Italian male cyclists
Olympic gold medalists for Italy
Cyclists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists for Italy
Italian track cyclists
Sportspeople from Parma
Olympic medalists in cycling
Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Cyclists from Emilia-Romagna
20th-century Italian people
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