Leandro Faggin

Leandro Faggin (18 July 1933 – 6 December 1970) was an Italian racing cyclist, Olympic champion and world champion in track cycling.

Leandro Faggin

Faggin at Velodromo Vigorelli
Personal information
Born	(1933-07-18)18 July 1933 Padua, Italy
Died	6 December 1970(1970-12-06) (aged 37) Padua, Italy
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Pursuiter
Medal record Representing  Italy Men's track cycling Olympic Games Melbourne 1956 1000m time trial Melbourne 1956 Team pursuit World Championships 1963 Rocourt Individual pursuit 1965 S. Sebastian Individual pursuit 1966 Frankfurt Individual pursuit 1958 Paris Individual pursuit 1962 Milan Individual pursuit 1964 Paris Individual pursuit 1961 Zürich Individual pursuit 1967 Amsterdam Individual pursuit 1968 Rome Individual pursuit

Biography

He won a gold medal in the 1000 m time trial at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.^[1] He was also a member of the Italian team that won a gold medal in team pursuit at the 1956 Olympics.^[2]

He is three times gold winner in individual pursuit in the UCI Track World Championships, from 1963, 1965 and 1966, and has also three silver medals and three bronze medals.

Death

Faggin died of cancer aged just 37 years in 1970. In the 2000s, his name was included into a list of cases under investigation for possible use of doping in cycling.^[3]

See also

• Italian men gold medalist at the Olympics and World Championships