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Sergio Bianchetto
	Sergio Bianchetto (left) and Angelo Damiano at the 1964 Olympics
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Full name	Sergio Bianchetto
Born	16 February 1939 (age 85); Brenta, Italy
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Medal record
Representing Italy
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
World championships

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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.^[1] After the 1964 Olympics he turned professional and retired in 1969.^[2]

References

^ Sergio Bianchetto. sports-reference.com
^ Sergio Bianchetto. cyclingarchives.com

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[sr-1] Sergio Bianchetto. sports-reference.com

[2] Sergio Bianchetto. cyclingarchives.com

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+{{MedalSport|Men's [[track cycling]]}}
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-{{MedalGold| [[1960 Summer Olympics|Rome 1960]] | [[Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem|Tandem]]}}
+{{MedalGold| [[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Rome]] | [[Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem|Tandem]]}}
-{{MedalGold| [[1964 Summer Olympics|Tokyo 1964]] | [[Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem|Tandem]]}}
+{{MedalGold| [[1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo]] | [[Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem|Tandem]]}}
-{{MedalSilver| [[1964 Summer Olympics|Tokyo 1964]] | [[Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint|Sprint]]}}
+{{MedalSilver| [[1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo]] | [[Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint|Sprint]]}}
+{{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Track Cycling World Championships|World championships]]}}
+{{MedalGold|[[1961 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|1961 Zurich]] |Sprint}}
+{{MedalGold|[[1962 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|1962 Milan]] |Sprint}}
+{{MedalSilver|[[1963 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|1963 Rocourt]] |Sprint}}
+{{MedalBronze|[[1964 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|1964 Paris]] |Sprint}}
+| show-medals = yes
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-'''Sergio Bianchetto''' (born 16 February 1939) is a former Italian [[racing cyclist]] and Olympic champion.
+'''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
-==Biography==
+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 progression track cycling – Men's flying 200 m time trial|world record over 200 m]] with flying start in 1960.<ref name=sr>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235829/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bi/sergio-bianchetto-1.html Sergio Bianchetto]. sports-reference.com</ref> After the 1964 Olympics he turned professional and retired in 1969.<ref>[http://www.cyclingarchives.com/calbum.php?coureurid=22069 Sergio Bianchetto]. cyclingarchives.com</ref>
-He won a gold medal in the [[Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem|tandem]] (with [[Giuseppe Beghetto]]) at the [[1960 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rome]]<ref name=db-ol-CYC1960>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=15&sp=CYC "1960 Summer Olympics &ndash; Rome, Italy &ndash; Cycling"] ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 7 June 2008)</ref> and a gold medal in the [[tandem bicycle|tandem]] (with [[Angelo Damiano]]) at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]].<ref name=db-ol-CYC1964>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=16&sp=CYC "1964 Summer Olympics &ndash; Tokyo, Japan &ndash; Cycling"] ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 7 June 2008)</ref> He also won a silver medal in the 1000m [[Sprint (cycling)|sprint]].
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+{{Footer Olympic Champions Track Tandem Men}}
-==External links==
-* {{Sports-reference|bi/sergio-bianchetto-1.html}}
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+[[Category:Cyclists from the Province of Varese]]
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