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Giovanni Pettenella (28 March 1943 – 19 February 2010) was an Italian track cyclist. At the 1964 Summer Olympics he won a gold medal in the sprint and a silver in the 1000 m time trial."1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Cycling"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on June 7, 2008) In the semi-final of the 1,000 metres sprint Pettenella and Pierre Trentin set an Olympic record for standing still - 21 minutes and 57 seconds. After that he turned professional and competed until 1975. In 1968 he won a bronze medal in the sprint at the world championships.Giovanni Pettenella
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He died in Milan, Italy, and is buried at the city's Monumental Cemetery of Milan, Monumental Cemetery.
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on June 7, 2008) In the semi-final of the 1,000 metres sprint Pettenella and Pierre Trentin set an Olympic record for standing still - 21 minutes and 57 seconds. After that he turned professional and competed until 1975. In 1968 he won a bronze medal in the sprint at the world championships.
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He died in Milan, Italy, and is buried at the city's Monumental Cemetery of Milan, Monumental Cemetery.
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1943 births 2010 deaths Italian male cyclists Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Cyclists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Italy Italian track cyclists Cyclists from the Province of Verona Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics 20th-century Italian people {{Italy-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub