Angelo Damiano

Angelo Damiano (born 30 September 1938) is a retired Italian track cyclist. Together with Sergio Bianchetto he won a gold medal in the tandem at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. They had easy semifinals, because their German competitors were disqualified, and won a close final against the Soviet team.[1]

Angelo Damiano
Sergio Bianchetto and Angelo Damiano (right) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1938-09-30) 30 September 1938
Barra, Italy
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Professional teams
1965–1966Termozeta Dei
1967–1968Ignis
1969Scic
1970–1972Ferretti
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Tandem
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1967 AmsterdamSprint

After winning the national amateur sprint title in 1964, in 1965 Damiano turned professional and won a bronze medal in the sprint at the 1967 World Championships.[1][2]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Angelo Damiano". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. Angelo Damiano at Cycling Archives


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