André Gruchet, Valentino Gasparella and Sante Gaiardoni at the 1959 World Championships
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Full name | Valentino Gasparella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vicenza, Italy |
30 June 1935 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Valentino Gasparella (born 30 June 1935) is a retired Italian track cyclist. He won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne (with Antonio Domenicali, Leandro Faggin and Franco Gandini). In the 1000 m sprint he won the world title in 1958 and 1959, and two bronze medals: at the 1957 World Championships and 1960 Summer Olympics.