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Sergio Bianchetto

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Sergio Bianchetto (born 16 February 1939) is a retired Italian track cyclist. He is the only cyclist to win two Olympic gold medals in the tandem, which he has done in 1960 and 1964; in 1964 he also won a silver in the 1000 m sprint. In 1964 Bianchetto and Damiano apparently lost in the semifinals to the German team 1:2, but the Germans were disqualified in the last race for moving out of their lane in the final sprint. Bianchetto won five national and two world titles, in 1961 and 1962, and set a world record over 200 m with flying start in 1960. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sergio Bianchetto is the 238th most popular cyclist (up from 372nd in 2019), the 3,753rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 4,228th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Italian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Sergio Bianchetto ranks 238 out of 1,613. Before him are Franco Giorgetti, Lloyd Hildebrand, Francisco Gabica, Aavo Pikkuus, Charles Henry Bartlett, and Philippa York. After him are Walter Planckaert, Johan De Muynck, Toni Merkens, Mario Ghella, Frans De Mulder, and Renato Perona.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Sergio Bianchetto ranks 439. Before him are Joel-Peter Witkin, Terele Pávez, Hilário, Luther Allison, Mia Gommers, and Michel Colombier. After him are Lol Mahamat Choua, Yoseph Imry, Allen Garfield, Boris Tishchenko, Rudolf Bayer, and Wilhelmina Cooper.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Sergio Bianchetto ranks 3,754 out of 5,161. Before him are Paola Pitagora (1941), Ardico Magnini (1928), Michele Morrone (1990), Maino Neri (1924), Giuliano Nostini (1912), and Giacomo Mari (1924). After him are Cristina Comencini (1956), Virgilio Mantegazza (1889), Giuseppe Galante (1937), Letizia Moratti (1949), Chiara Badano (1971), and Paolo Barison (1936).

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Among CYCLISTS In Italy

Among cyclists born in Italy, Sergio Bianchetto ranks 43. Before him are Claudio Chiappucci (1963), Severino Rigoni (1914), Leandro Faggin (1933), Giuseppe Saronni (1957), Arnaldo Pambianco (1935), and Antonio Pesenti (1908). After him are Mario Ghella (1929), Renato Perona (1927), Alfredo Dinale (1900), Fabio Casartelli (1970), Vincenzo Nibali (1984), and Moreno Argentin (1960).

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