Franco Testa

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Franco Testa
Personal information
Born(1938-02-07)7 February 1938
Cadoneghe, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Medal record
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

  1. ^ "Medal Winners". www.databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  2. ^ Franco Testa at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
  3. ^ "Franco Testa". cycling archives. Retrieved 25 August 2012.