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Sante Gaiardoni (born 29 June 1939) is a retired Italian cyclist. He won two gold medals at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, in the 1000 m time trial and the 1000 m sprint.[1] Between 1958 and 1970 he won two gold, four silver and two bronze medals in sprint events at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[2]

Sante Gaiardoni

Gaiardoni at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Sante Gaiardoni
Born	(1939-06-29) 29 June 1939 (age 83) Villafranca di Verona, Italy
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb; 10.4 st)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Role	Rider
Medal record Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1960 Rome 1000 m time trial 1960 Rome Sprint UCI Track Cycling World Championships 1958 Paris Sprint, amateurs 1959 Amsterdam Sprint, amateurs 1960 Leipzig Sprint, amateurs 1962 Milan Sprint, professionals 1963 Rocourt Sprint, professionals 1966 Frankfurt Sprint, professionals 1969 Antwerp Sprint, professionals 1970 Leicester Sprint, professionals

Biography

After retirement in 1971 he ran a bicycle shop in Lorenteggio, Milan. In the 2000s he was active in politics and took part in the 2006 Italian municipal elections.[3] In 2010, together with journalist Francesco Lodi, he published a book Quando la Rabbia si trasforma in Vittoria ("When the anger turns into victory") describing his early life until 1960.[4]

Awards

On 7 May 2015, in the presence of the President of Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), Giovanni Malagò, was inaugurated in the Olympic Park of the Foro Italico in Rome, along Viale delle Olimpiadi, the Walk of Fame of Italian sport, consisting of 100 tiles that chronologically report names of the most representative athletes in the history of Italian sport. On each tile there is the name of the sportsman, the sport in which he distinguished himself and the symbol of CONI. One of the tiles is dedicated to Sante Gaiardoni.[5]

See also

• Legends of Italian sport - Walk of Fame

References

External links

• Sante Gaiardoni at Cycling Archives
• Sante Gaiardoni at CycleBase
• Sante Gaiardoni at Olympedia
• Sante Gaiardoni at the Italian Olympic Committee (in Italian)
• Official website

На других языках

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- [en] Sante Gaiardoni

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[fr] Sante Gaiardoni

Sante Gaiardoni, né le 29 juin 1939 à Villafranca di Verona, est un ancien coureur cycliste italien.

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[it] Sante Gaiardoni

Sante Giovanni Gaiardoni (Villafranca di Verona, 29 giugno 1939) è un ex pistard e ciclista su strada italiano. Professionista dal 1960 al 1971, fu uno specialista nella velocità su pista, specialità in cui fu campione olimpico a Roma nel 1960 e mondiale nel 1960 e 1963. Ai Giochi di Roma fu anche campione nel chilometro da fermo.

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