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Men's Sailing | ||
1980 Moscow | Star class | |
1984 Los Angeles | Star class |
Giorgio Gorla (born 7 August 1944 in Novara) is an Italian sailor. He is a 3-time Olympian, winning two bronze medals.
Italy competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, Italy competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag. 159 competitors, 121 men and 38 women, took part in 88 events in 19 sports.
Gorla Maggiore is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Milan and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southeast of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it has a population of 4,942 and an area of 5.3 square kilometres (2.0 sq mi).
Gorla Minore is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Milan and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southeast of Varese. As of 31 December 2018, it had a population of 8,364 and an area of 7.7 square kilometres (3.0 sq mi).
Solbiate Olona is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km northwest of Milan and about 20 km south of Varese. As of 31 December 2020, it had a population of 5,414 and an area of 4.9 km².
Giorgio Alverà was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the mid-1970s. He won a gold medal in the two-man event at the 1975 FIBT World Championships in Cervinia. In the Italian championships he won thrice in the two-man event and twice in the four-man event.
Giorgio Chiavacci was an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Giorgio Pessina was an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics and a silver at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Claus Michael Møller is a Danish former professional cyclist. He competed in the individual road race at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He turned professional in 1995 with the Castellblanch team before moving to Milaneza MSS in 2000. He won the overall classification of the Volta a Portugal in 2002, and was a stage winner in the 2001 Vuelta a España. He also won the Subida al Naranco in 2001, and won stages of the Volta a Portugal and the Trofeo Mallorca. His career was marred in the late 1990s by a suspension for doping; as a result he was also banned for life from representing the Danish national team.
Giorgio Bocchino was an Italian fencer. He won a gold and bronze medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Giorgio Anglesio was an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1951 Mediterranean Games where he won a silver medal in the team épée event and a bronze medal in the individual épée event.
Gorla is a station on Line 1 of the Milan Metro. It was opened on 1 November 1964 as part of the inaugural section of the Metro, between Sesto Marelli and Lotto.
Alfio Peraboni was an Italian competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the Star class at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow together with Giorgio Gorla, and also a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He was born and died in Monza.
Alessandra Gorla is an Italian softball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Alex Di Giorgio is an Italian swimmer. He competed in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He is openly gay.
Giorgio Ballati is a retired Italian sprinter who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1975 Mediterranean Games. He competed at the 1972 Olympics in the 400 m hurdles, but failed to reach the final.
Severino Canavesi was an Italian cyclist.
Giorgio Croci was an Italian sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Giorgio Sobrero was an Italian sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Nicole D'Agostin is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Eneicat–CMTeam.
Gorla is a surname. People with the surname include: