Primo Magnani

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Primo Magnani Road cycling
Magnani with the winning team of the 1920 Olympic Games (right)
Magnani with the winning team of the 1920 Olympic Games (right)
To person
Date of birth March 31, 1892
date of death 17th June 1969
nation Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Italy
discipline train
End of career 1920
Most important successes
Olympic games
1920 gold - team pursuit

Primo Magnani (born March 31, 1892 in Pavia , † June 17, 1969 in Milan ) was an Italian cyclist and Olympic champion in cycling .

Athletic career

Magnani was a participant in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam . There he won the gold medal in the team pursuit at the track cycling competitions together with Arnaldo Carli , Ruggero Ferrario and Franco Giorgetti . In the 50-kilometer race he finished eighth after a defective wheel. In 1919 he was third in the first edition of the Coppa Bernocchi , which his compatriot Ruggerio Ferrario had won. 

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