Leandro Faggin
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Italy |
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| Track cycling | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | Melbourne 1956 | 1000m time trial | |
| Gold | Melbourne 1956 | Team pursuit | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1963 Rocourt | Individual pursuit | |
| Gold | 1965 San Sebastian | Individual pursuit | |
| Gold | 1966 Frankfurt | Individual pursuit | |
| Silver | 1958 Paris | Individual pursuit | |
| Silver | 1962 Milan | Individual pursuit | |
| Silver | 1964 Paris | Individual pursuit | |
| Bronze | 1961 Zürich | Individual pursuit | |
| Bronze | 1967 Amsterdam | Individual pursuit | |
| Bronze | 1968 Rome | Individual pursuit | |
Leandro Faggin (born July 18, 1933) is an Italian racing cyclist, olympic champion and world champion in track cycling.
He received a gold medal in 1000 m time trial at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[1] He was also a member of the Italian team that received a gold medal in team pursuit at the 1956 Olympics.
He is three times gold winner in individual pursuit in the UCI Track World Championships, from 1963, 1965 and 1966, and has also three silver medals and three bronze medals.
[edit] References
- ^ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Cycling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on June 7, 2008)
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