Sante Gaiardoni (born 29 June 1939) is a retired Italian cyclist. He won two gold medals at the
1960 Olympic Games The 1960 Olympics may refer to:
*The 1960 Winter Olympics, which were held in Squaw Valley, United States
*The 1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympi ...
in
Rome, in the
1000 m time trial and the
1000 m sprint.
[ Between 1958 and 1970 he won two gold, four silver and two bronze medals in sprint events at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships.][
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Biography
After retirement in 1971 he ran a bicycle shop in Lorenteggio
Giambellino and Lorenteggio are two historical and populous residential neighborhoods of Milan, Italy. Together, they form a district ("quartiere"), part of the Zone 6 of Milan, Zone 6 administrative division of Milan.
The district is centered al ...
, Milan. In the 2000s he was active in politics and took part in the 2006 Italian municipal elections.[ In 2010, together with journalist Francesco Lodi, he published a book ''Quando la Rabbia si trasforma in Vittoria'' ("When the anger turns into victory") describing his early life until 1960.
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Awards
On 7 May 2015, in the presence of the President of Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), Giovanni Malagò, was inaugurated in the Olympic Park of the Foro Italico in Rome, along ''Viale delle Olimpiadi'', the Walk of Fame of Italian sport
Walk of Fame of Italian sport ( it, Walk of Fame dello sport italiano) is the Walk of Fame of the Italian sport, inaugurated by Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) on 7 May 2015. It is a list of 125 Italian all-time champions, which has been ...
, consisting of 100 tiles that chronologically report names of the most representative athletes in the history of Italian sport. On each tile there is the name of the sportsman, the sport in which he distinguished himself and the symbol of CONI. One of the tiles is dedicated to Sante Gaiardoni.
See also
* Legends of Italian sport - Walk of Fame
Walk of Fame of Italian sport ( it, Walk of Fame dello sport italiano) is the Walk of Fame of the Italian sport, inaugurated by Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) on 7 May 2015. It is a list of 125 Italian all-time champions, which has been ...
References
External links
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Official website
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1939 births
Living people
Cyclists from the Province of Verona
Italian male cyclists
Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Italy
Olympic cyclists of Italy
Olympic medalists in cycling
Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men)
Italian track cyclists