Giovanni Pettenella (28 March 1943 – 19 February 2010) was an Italian track cyclist. At the 1964 Summer Olympics he won a gold medal in the sprint and a silver in the 1000 m time trial.[1][2] In the semi-final of the 1,000 metres sprint Pettenella and Pierre Trentin set an Olympic record for standing still - 21 minutes and 57 seconds.[3] After that he turned professional and competed until 1975. In 1968 he won a bronze medal in the sprint at the world championships.[4]
 Giovanni Pettenella at the 1964 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Giovanni Pettenella | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 1943 Caprino Veronese, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 February 2010 (aged 66) Milan, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ciclistica Corsico, Milan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He died in Milan, Italy, and is buried at the city's Monumental Cemetery.
References edit
- ^ "Giovanni Pettenella Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014.
- ^ "1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Cycling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on June 7, 2008)
- ^ Wallechinksy, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. New York: Penguin Books. p. 200. ISBN 0140066322.
- ^ Giovanni Pettenella. cyclingarchives.com
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