Sante Gaiardoni

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Sante Gaiardoni

Gaiardoni in 1963
Personal information
Full name Sante Gaiardoni
Born (1939-06-29) 29 June 1939
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
Competitor for  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold 1960 Rome 1000 m time trial
Gold 1960 Rome Sprint
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Silver 1958 Paris Sprint, amateurs
Silver 1959 Amsterdam Sprint, amateurs
Gold 1960 Leipzig Sprint, amateurs
Silver 1962 Milan Sprint, professionals
Gold 1963 Rocourt Sprint, professionals
Bronze 1966 Frankfurt Sprint, professionals
Bronze 1969 Antwerp Sprint, professionals
Silver 1970 Leicester Sprint, professionals

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

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 Italian municipal elections, 2006.[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]

References

  1. ↑ Sante Gaiardoni. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ Sante Gaiardoni. radsportseiten.net
  3. ↑ Spazi per le bici e nuovo Vigorelli Scende in pista Sante Gaiardoni. archiviostorico.corriere.it (2006-04-30)
  4. ↑ Sante Gaiardoni and Francesco Lodi (2010) Quando la Rabbia si trasforma in Vittoria

External links

Olympic Cycling Champions in Men's Individual Sprint
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