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Italian cyclist (born 1942)

Giordano Turrini
Turrini in 1971
Personal information
Full nameGiordano Turrini
Born (1942-03-28) 28 March 1942 (age 82)
Anzola dell'Emilia, Italy
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprint
Professional teams
1969Ferretti
1970Sellière-Cima
1971–1972Dreher
1973–1977Brooklyn
1978–1979Sanson
1980–1981Lambrusco-Giacobazzi
1981Zonca
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Individual sprint
World championships
Silver medal – second place 1965 San Sebastián Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Frankfurt Tandem
Gold medal – first place 1968 Rome Tandem
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Varese Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Marseille Sprint
Silver medal – second place 1973 San Sebastián Sprint
Silver medal – second place 1976 Monteroni di Lecce Sprint

Giordano Turrini (born 28 March 1942) is a retired Italian track cyclist who won silver medals in the individual sprint at the 1965 World Championships and 1968 Olympics. In 1968 he also won a world title in the tandem, together with Walter Gorini. After that he turned professional and won two bronze and two silver medals in the sprint at world championships. He retired in 1981.

References

  1. Giordano Turrini Archived 19 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Sports-reference
  2. Giordano Turrini at Cycling Archives (archived)


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