Giovanni Pettenella
![]() 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
![A marble gravestone on the wall of a crypt](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Giovanni_Pettenella_grave_Milan_2015.jpg/220px-Giovanni_Pettenella_grave_Milan_2015.jpg)
He died in Milan, Italy, and is buried at the city's Monumental Cemetery.
References
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- ^ "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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- 1896:
Paul Masson (FRA)
- 1900:
Albert Taillandier (FRA)
- 1908: Not awarded
- 1920:
Maurice Peeters (NED)
- 1924:
Lucien Michard (FRA)
- 1928:
Roger Beaufrand (FRA)
- 1932:
Jacobus van Egmond (NED)
- 1936:
Toni Merkens (GER)
- 1948:
Mario Ghella (ITA)
- 1952:
Enzo Sacchi (ITA)
- 1956:
Michel Rousseau (FRA)
- 1960:
Sante Gaiardoni (ITA)
- 1964:
Giovanni Pettenella (ITA)
- 1968:
Daniel Morelon (FRA)
- 1972:
Daniel Morelon (FRA)
- 1976:
Anton Tkáč (TCH)
- 1980:
Lutz Heßlich (GDR)
- 1984:
Mark Gorski (USA)
- 1988:
Lutz Heßlich (GDR)
- 1992:
Jens Fiedler (GER)
- 1996:
Jens Fiedler (GER)
- 2000:
Marty Nothstein (USA)
- 2004:
Ryan Bayley (AUS)
- 2008:
Chris Hoy (GBR)
- 2012:
Jason Kenny (GBR)
- 2016:
Jason Kenny (GBR)
- 2020:
Harrie Lavreysen (NED)
- 2024:
Harrie Lavreysen (NED)
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