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Severino Rigoni

1914 - 1992

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Severino Rigoni (3 October 1914 – 14 December 1992) was an Italian cyclist who won a silver medal in the 4 km team pursuit at the 1936 Summer Olympics. After the Olympics he turned professional and competed on track in Italy (1938–45) and later on the road in Germany, United States, United Kingdom, Algeria and Brazil. He won six-day road races in Berlin (1949), New York City (1950), Münster (1951), Rio de Janeiro (1956) and São Paulo (1957). On track he won the national sprint title in 1935, placing second or third in 1934, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1943 and 1945. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Severino Rigoni is the 202nd most popular cyclist (up from 309th in 2019), the 3,644th most popular biography from Italy (up from 4,097th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Italian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Severino Rigoni ranks 202 out of 1,613. Before him are Nino Defilippis, Leif Mortensen, Imerio Massignan, Claudio Chiappucci, Domingo Perurena, and Albert Richter. After him are Heinz Müller, Loris Campana, Willi Fuggerer, Franco Bitossi, Giuseppe Enrici, and Dietrich Thurau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Severino Rigoni ranks 289. Before him are Armen Alchian, Aharon Katzir, Sven Jacobsson, Manlio Di Rosa, William Gibson, and Victor Sen Yung. After him are Hermann Pilnik, Dagmar Lange, Carlo Biagi, Peter Whitehead, Daniel J. Boorstin, and Juanita Moore. Among people deceased in 1992, Severino Rigoni ranks 201. Before him are James Van Fleet, Willie Waddell, Vincent Gardenia, Kenneth MacMillan, Sandy Dennis, and Tibor Kemény. After him are Ferdinand Adams, Lisa Fonssagrives, Gyula Polgár, Roque Olsen, Maurice Perrin, and Ronnie Bucknum.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Severino Rigoni ranks 3,645 out of 5,161. Before him are Claudio Chiappucci (1963), Fabio Luisi (1959), Dario Marianelli (1963), Lorenzo Insigne (1991), Ezio Pascutti (1937), and Aldo Campatelli (1919). After him are Adolfo Farsari (1841), Massimiliano Fuksas (1944), Eusebio Di Francesco (1969), Sergio Mantovani (1929), Renzo Minoli (1904), and Pierluigi Casiraghi (1969).

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Among CYCLISTS In Italy

Among cyclists born in Italy, Severino Rigoni ranks 38. Before him are Antonio Bailetti (1937), Guglielmo Segato (1906), Paolo Pedretti (1906), Nino Defilippis (1932), Imerio Massignan (1937), and Claudio Chiappucci (1963). After him are Leandro Faggin (1933), Giuseppe Saronni (1957), Arnaldo Pambianco (1935), Antonio Pesenti (1908), Sergio Bianchetto (1939), and Mario Ghella (1929).

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