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'''Leandro Faggin''' (18 July 1933 – 6 December 1970) was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[racing cyclist]], olympic champion and world champion in [[track cycling]].
'''Leandro Faggin''' (18 July 1933 – 6 December 1970) was an Italian [[racing cyclist]], Olympic champion and world champion in [[track cycling]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
He received a gold medal in ''[[Track time trial|1000 m time trial]]'' at the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] in [[Melbourne]].<ref name=db-ol-CYC1956>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=14&sp=CYC "1956 Summer Olympics &ndash; Melbourne, Australia &ndash; Cycling"] ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 7 June 2008)</ref> He was also a member of the Italian team that received a gold medal in [[team pursuit]] at the 1956 Olympics.
He won a gold medal in the [[Track time trial|1000 m time trial]] at the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] in [[Melbourne]].<ref name=db-ol-CYC1956>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=14&sp=CYC "1956 Summer Olympics &ndash; Melbourne, Australia &ndash; Cycling"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901104842/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=14&sp=CYC |date=1 September 2007 }} ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 7 June 2008)</ref> He was also a member of the Italian team that won a gold medal in [[team pursuit]] at the 1956 Olympics.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/leandro-faggin-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417182116/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/leandro-faggin-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Leandro Faggin Olympic Results |access-date=26 July 2014 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref>


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.
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.


==The death==
==Death==
Died of cancer aged just 37 years, his name was included, in 2000s (decade), into a list of cases under investigation for possible use of [[Use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport|doping]] in [[cycling]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.gelocal.it/mattinopadova/archivio/mattinodipadova/2010/12/06/VS0MC_VS001.html|title=Quando Faggin aveva le ali|publisher=mattinodipadova.it|language=italian|accessdate=10 May 2012}}</ref>
Faggin died of cancer aged just 37 years in 1970. In the 2000s, his name was included into a list of cases under investigation for possible use of [[Use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport|doping]] in cycling.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.gelocal.it/mattinopadova/archivio/mattinodipadova/2010/12/06/VS0MC_VS001.html|title=Quando Faggin aveva le ali|publisher=mattinodipadova.it|language=it|access-date=10 May 2012}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Italy_at_the_Olympics#Men_gold_medalist|Italian men gold medalist at the Olympics and World Championships]]
*[[Italy at the Olympics#Men gold medalist|Italian men gold medalist at the Olympics and World Championships]]


==References==
==References==
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{{Footer Olympic Champions Track Time Trial Men}}
==External links==
* {{Sports-reference|fa/leandro-faggin-1.html|Leandro Faggin}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions Track Team Pursuit Men}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions Track Team Pursuit Men}}
{{UCI Track Cycling World Champions – Men's individual pursuit}}


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Latest revision as of 18:57, 14 October 2024

Leandro Faggin
Leandro Faggin at Velodromo Vigorelli
Personal information
Born(1933-07-18)18 July 1933
Padua, Italy
Died6 December 1970(1970-12-06) (aged 37)
Padua, Italy
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typePursuiter
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place Melbourne 1956 1000m time trial
Gold medal – first place Melbourne 1956 Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1963 Rocourt Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1965 S. Sebastian Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1966 Frankfurt Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1958 Paris Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1962 Milan Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1964 Paris Individual pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1961 Zürich Individual pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Amsterdam Individual pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Rome Individual pursuit

Leandro Faggin (18 July 1933 – 6 December 1970) was an Italian racing cyclist, Olympic champion and world champion in track cycling.

Biography

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He won a gold medal in the 1000 m time trial at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[1] He was also a member of the Italian team that won a gold medal in team pursuit at the 1956 Olympics.[2]

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.

Death

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Faggin died of cancer aged just 37 years in 1970. In the 2000s, his name was included into a list of cases under investigation for possible use of doping in cycling.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Cycling" Archived 1 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 7 June 2008)
  2. ^ "Leandro Faggin Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Quando Faggin aveva le ali" (in Italian). mattinodipadova.it. Retrieved 10 May 2012.


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