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Giuseppe Ogna

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Giuseppe Ogna
Personal information
Born(1933-11-05)5 November 1933
Sant'Eufemia della Fonte, Italy
Died7 May 2010(2010-05-07) (aged 76)[1]
Milan, Italy
Medal record
Representing Italy Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne Tandem
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1955 Milan Sprint

Giuseppe Ogna (5 November 1933 – 7 May 2010) was an Italian cyclist who won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. In his career won also a gold medal at the Track Cycling World Championships.

Biography

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He won his Olympic medal in tandem with Cesare Pinarello.[2] In 1959, he appeared on the television show What's My Line?. He died in 2010 aged 76.[3]

References

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