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Guido Messina (4 January 1931 – 10 January 2020) was an Italian road and track cyclist.

Guido Messina

Personal information
Full name	Guido Messina
Born	(1931-01-04)4 January 1931 Monreale, Italy[1]
Died	10 January 2020(2020-01-10) (aged 89) Caselette, Italy
Team information
Discipline	Track, road
Role	Rider
Medal record Men's cycling: 4000 m pursuit Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki Team World Championships 1948 Amsterdam Ind., amateur 1950 Rocourt Ind., amateur 1951 Milan Ind., amateur 1953 Zürich Ind., amateur 1954 Cologne Ind., prof. 1955 Milan Ind., prof. 1956 Copenhagen Ind., prof. 1957 Rocourt Ind., prof.

He was born in Monreale, Italy, on 4 January 1931. On track he won five world titles in the individual 4000 m pursuit between 1948 and 1956, and a gold medal with the Italian team at the 1952 Olympics (individual pursuit became an Olympic event only in 1964, when Messina retired from cycling). Between 1954 and 1963 he rode professionally and won the first stage of the 1955 Giro d'Italia.[1][2] He died six days after his 89th birthday on 10 January 2020.

References

External links

Media related to Guido Messina at Wikimedia Commons

• Guido Messina at Olympedia
• Guido Messina at the International Olympic Committee
• Guido Messina at Olympics.com

На других языках

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- [en] Guido Messina

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[fr] Guido Messina

Guido Messina (né le 4 janvier 1931 à Monreale dans la province de Palerme en Sicile et mort le 10 janvier 2020 à Turin dans le Piémont[1]) est un coureur cycliste italien des années 1950. Spécialiste de la piste, il est notamment champion olympique de poursuite par équipes et quintuple champion du monde de poursuite individuelle.

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[it] Guido Messina

Guido Messina (Monreale, 4 gennaio 1931 – Caselette, 10 gennaio 2020[1]) è stato un pistard e ciclista su strada italiano. Vinse l'oro nell'inseguimento a squadre ai Giochi olimpici di Helsinki 1952 e cinque titoli mondiali nell'inseguimento individuale, due tra i dilettanti e tre tra i professionisti.

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[ru] Мессина, Гвидо

Гвидо Мессина (итал. Guido Messina; 4 января 1931, Монреале, Сицилия — 10 января 2020[1][2], Турин или Казелетте, Пьемонт[3]) — итальянский трековый и шоссейный велогонщик, выступавший на международном уровне в 1948—1962 годах. Чемпион летних Олимпийских игр в Хельсинки в командной гонке преследования, пятикратный чемпион мира в индивидуальной гонке преследования (дважды среди любителей и трижды среди профессионалов), победитель одного из этапов «Джиро д’Италия».

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