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Franco Testa

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Franco Testa
Personal information
Born (1938-02-07) 7 February 1938 (age 86)
Cadoneghe, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Medal record
Representing Italy Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Team pursuit
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1964 Paris Team pursuit
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 1959 Beirut Individual pursuit

Franco Testa (born 7 February 1938) is a retired Italian cyclist. He won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1][2] In 1964 he also won a team silver medal at the world championships. In 1965–67 he rode as professional, but with little success.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Medal Winners". DatabaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Franco Testa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Franco Testa". CyclingArchives.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.