Leandro Faggin
 Leandro Faggin at Velodromo Vigorelli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 July 1933 Padua, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 December 1970 (aged 37) Padua, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Leandro Faggin (18 July 1933 – 6 December 1970) was an Italian racing cyclist, olympic champion and world champion in track cycling.
Biography
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.
The death
Died of cancer aged just 37 years, his name was included, in 2000s, into a list of cases under investigation for possible use of doping in cycling.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Cycling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 7 June 2008)
- ^ "Quando Faggin aveva le ali" (in Italian). mattinodipadova.it. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
External links
- Leandro Faggin at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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