Giuseppe Ogna

Giuseppe Ogna (5 November 1933 8 May 2010) was an Italian cyclist who won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Giuseppe Ogna
Personal information
Born(1933-11-05)5 November 1933
Sant'Eufemia della Fonte, Italy
Died8 May 2010(2010-05-08) (aged 76)
Milan, Italy
Medal record
Representing Italy Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1956 MelbourneTandem
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1955 MilanSprint

In his career won also a gold medal at the Track Cycling World Championships.

Biography

He won his Olympic medal in tandem with Cesare Pinarello. [1] In 1959, he appeared on the television show What's My Line?. He died in 2010 aged 76.[2]

References

  1. "Cycling at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games:Men's Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  2. "Lutto, è morto Giuseppe Ogna" (in Italian). ciclismoweb.net. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
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