Mario Ghella
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| Born | 23 June 1929 Chieri, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 February 2020 (aged 90)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mario Ghella (23 June 1929 – 10 February 2020) was an Italian racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling.
Biography
[edit]Mario Ghella was born in Chieri on 23 June 1929.[1]
Ghella won a gold medal in the men’s individual sprint cycling event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.[1][2][3]
Ghella died on 10 February 2020, at the age of 90.[4][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Mario Ghella at Olympedia
- ^ "Mario Ghella Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Cycling" Archived 22 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 7 June 2008)
- ^ "Si è spenta nell'oblio la leggenda Mario Ghella". Il Corriere di Chieri e dintorni. 17 June 2022. p. 54.
External links
[edit]- Mario Ghella at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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