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 ...

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"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 12 October 2008)

References

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