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| Born | 28 July 1936 Parma, Italy | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Endurance | ||||||||||||||
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Franco Gandini (born 28 July 1936) is an Italian racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling.
He won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne (with Antonio Domenicali, Leandro Faggin and Valentino Gasparella). [1] [2]
Venezuela competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia, and in the equestrian events held in Stockholm, Sweden. Twenty-two competitors, all men, were selected by the Venezuelan Olympic Committee to take part in sixteen events across five sports. The delegation featured no female competitors, for the second time, and won no medals. While most of the Venezuelan athletes did not advance past the qualifying rounds of their sports, there were some good placings in the shooting, with Germán Briceño and Carlos Monteverde finishing in the top 10 of their events.
The cycling competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.
Italy competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden. 129 competitors, 114 men and 15 women, took part in 76 events in 13 sports. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Rome, the flag of Italy was hoisted at the closing ceremony.
The men's team pursuit was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. There were a total number of 65 participants from 16 nations, due to the Italian team having five riders, instead of four.
The men's tandem was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, held from 3 to 6 December 1956. There were 20 participants from 10 nations. The winner of each heat qualified for the quarterfinals, the losers for the repechages.
Maurice Moucheraud was a road racing cyclist from France, who won the gold medal in the men's team road race at the 1956 Summer Olympics, alongside Arnaud Geyre and Michel Vermeulin. He was a professional rider from 1957 to 1962.
Michel Vermeulin is a former road and track cyclist from France, who won the gold medal in the men's team road race at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, alongside Arnaud Geyre and Maurice Moucheraud. He also won the silver medal in the men's 4.000m team pursuit in the track competition in Melbourne, Australia. Vermeulin was a professional rider from 1958 to 1964.
The men's team road race at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, was held on Friday 7 December 1956 as a part of the men's individual road race. The best three performances by nation were rewarded, with twenty teams competing.
Alberto Winkler was an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.
Romano Sgheiz is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.
Angelo Vanzin was an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the coxed four event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Romano Sgheiz, Alberto Winkler, Franco Trincavelli and Ivo Stefanoni.
Franco Trincavelli was an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in coxed fours at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Alberto Winkler, Angelo Vanzin, Romano Sgheiz and Ivo Stefanoni. He received a bronze medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
Ivo Stefanoni is an Italian rowing cox and Olympic champion.
Leandro Faggin was an Italian racing cyclist, Olympic champion and world champion in track cycling.
Antonio Domenicali was an Italian racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling.
Valentino Gasparella is a retired Italian track cyclist. He won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. In the 1000 m sprint he won the world title in 1958 and 1959, and two bronze medals: at the 1957 World Championships and 1960 Summer Olympics.
Guglielmo Pesenti was an Italian racing cyclist.
Franco Cacioni was a Venezuelan cyclist. He competed in the three events at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
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