Franco Giorgetti (13 October 1902 – 18 March 1983) was an Italian racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling.[1]
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Full name | Franco Giorgetti | |||||||||||||
Born | (1902-10-13)13 October 1902 Bovisio-Masciago, Italy | |||||||||||||
Died | 18 March 1983(1983-03-18) (aged 80) Varese, Italy | |||||||||||||
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Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||
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Giorgetti was born in Bovisio-Masciago. He won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp (with Arnaldo Carli, Ruggero Ferrario and Primo Magnani).[2][3] Giorgetti also specialized in six-day racing. He won the prestigious Six Days of New York a record eight times, the first time in 1926 with Reggie McNamara. He died in Varese, aged 80.
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