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| Born | 2 July 1969 Ravenna, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Pursuit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrea Collinelli (born 2 July 1969) is an Italian former racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling.
He received a gold medal in 4000m individual pursuit at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. [1]
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