Severino Rigoni (3 October 1914 – 14 December 1992) was an Italian cyclist who won a silver medal in the 4 km team pursuit at the

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. After the Olympics he turned professional and competed on track in Italy (1938–45) and later on the road in Germany, United States, United Kingdom, Algeria and Brazil. He won six-day road races in

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(1957). On track he won the national sprint title in 1935, placing second or third in 1934, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1943 and 1945.Severino Rigoni
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Italian male cyclists 1914 births 1992 deaths Olympic silver medalists for Italy Cyclists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Italy Olympic medalists in cycling Cyclists from the Province of Vicenza Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics {{Italy-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub