Antonio Domenicali

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Antonio "Tonino" Domenicali (born February 17, 1936 in Serravalle , † July 4, 2002 in Segrate ) was an Italian cyclist and Olympic champion.

Life

At the Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 Antonio Domenicali won the gold medal in the team pursuit , together with Leandro Faggin , Valentino Gasparella and Franco Gandini , in the final with a new world and Olympic record (4: 37.4 min). The following year he turned professional and from then on drove mainly road racing, but without major success. In 1963 he was the Italian champion in the standing race .

Web links
personal data
SURNAME Domenicali, Antonio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Domenicali, Tonino
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH February 17, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Serravalle
DATE OF DEATH 4th July 2002
Place of death Segrate