Franco Testa (born 7 February 1938) is a retired Italian cyclist. He won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...
and a silver medal at the
1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...
. In 1964 he also won a team silver medal at the world championships. In 1965–67 he rode as professional, but with little success.
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1938 births
Living people
Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists for Italy
Olympic gold medalists for Italy
Olympic silver medalists for Italy
Italian male cyclists
Olympic medalists in cycling
Cyclists from the Province of Padua
Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
Competitors at the 1959 Mediterranean Games
Italian track cyclists
Mediterranean Games medalists in cycling
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