Giovanni Pettenella
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| Full name | Giovanni Pettenella | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 1943 Italy |
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| Died | 20 February 2010 (aged 66) Milan, Italy |
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| Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||
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Giovanni Pettenella (Caprino Veronese, March 28, 1943 - Milan, 20 February 2010) is an Italian racing cyclist and olympic champion in track cycling.
He received a gold medal in individual sprint at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[1] He received a silver medal in time trial.
[edit] In popular culture
Pettenella's name was used for an obscure character in the 1995 video game Mother 2. In the game, Pettenella Giovanni (changed to Penetella Giovanni in the English localization) was a man who lost his contact lens in the desert. By finding and returning it to him in the second floor of the bakery in the next town you reach, he will give you a pair of dirty socks in return, which can be used in battle. Shigesato Itoi, the game's creator, was reportedly impressed with Pettenella's performance in the 1964 Summer Olympics.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Cycling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on June 7, 2008)
- ^ http://earthboundcentral.com/m2eb/dusty-dunes-desert/
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