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Giovanni Pettenella
Italian cyclist (1943–2010) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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![]() Giovanni Pettenella at the 1964 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Giovanni Pettenella | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1943-03-28)28 March 1943 Caprino Veronese, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 20 February 2010(2010-02-20) (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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He died in Milan, Italy, and is buried at the city's Monumental Cemetery.