Valentino Gasparella

Valentino Gasparella

André Gruchet, Valentino Gasparella and Sante Gaiardoni at the 1959 World Championships
Personal information
Full name Valentino Gasparella
Born (1935-06-30) 30 June 1935
Vicenza, Italy
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Discipline Track
Role Rider
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Melbourne 1956 Team pursuit
Rome 1960 1000 m sprint
World championships
1957 Rocourt Sprint
1958 Paris Sprint
1959 Amsterdam Sprint

Valentino Gasparella (born 30 June 1935) is a retired Italian track cyclist. He won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne (with Antonio Domenicali, Leandro Faggin and Franco Gandini).[1] In the 1000 m sprint he won the world title in 1958 and 1959, and two bronze medals: at the 1957 World Championships and 1960 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Cycling" Archived 1 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 12 October 2008)
  2. ↑ "Valentino Gasparella". sports-reference.com.
  3. ↑ Valentino Gasparella. cyclingarchives.com


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