Mario Ghella
Italian cyclist (1929–2020)
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Born | (1929-06-23)23 June 1929 Chieri, Italy | ||||||||||||||
Died | 10 February 2020(2020-02-10) (aged 90)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||
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Mario Ghella (23 June 1929 – 10 February 2020) was an Italian racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling.
Biography
Mario Ghella was born in Chieri on 23 June 1929.[1]
Ghella won a gold medal in the men’s individual sprint cycling event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.[1][2][3]
Ghella died on 10 February 2020, at the age of 90.[4][1]
References
- ^ a b c d Mario Ghella at Olympedia
- ^ "Mario Ghella Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Cycling" Archived 22 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 7 June 2008)
- ^ "Si è spenta nell'oblio la leggenda Mario Ghella". Il Corriere di Chieri e dintorni. 17 June 2022. p. 54.
External links
- Mario Ghella at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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Olympic Cycling Champions in Men's Individual Sprint
- 1896:
Paul Masson (FRA)
- 1900:
Albert Taillandier (FRA)
- 1908: Not awarded
- 1920:
Maurice Peeters (NED)
- 1924:
Lucien Michard (FRA)
- 1928:
Roger Beaufrand (FRA)
- 1932:
Jacobus van Egmond (NED)
- 1936:
Toni Merkens (GER)
- 1948:
Mario Ghella (ITA)
- 1952:
Enzo Sacchi (ITA)
- 1956:
Michel Rousseau (FRA)
- 1960:
Sante Gaiardoni (ITA)
- 1964:
Giovanni Pettenella (ITA)
- 1968:
Daniel Morelon (FRA)
- 1972:
Daniel Morelon (FRA)
- 1976:
Anton Tkáč (TCH)
- 1980:
Lutz Heßlich (GDR)
- 1984:
Mark Gorski (USA)
- 1988:
Lutz Heßlich (GDR)
- 1992:
Jens Fiedler (GER)
- 1996:
Jens Fiedler (GER)
- 2000:
Marty Nothstein (USA)
- 2004:
Ryan Bayley (AUS)
- 2008:
Chris Hoy (GBR)
- 2012:
Jason Kenny (GBR)
- 2016:
Jason Kenny (GBR)
- 2020:
Harrie Lavreysen (NED)
- 2024:
Harrie Lavreysen (NED)
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