Marino Vigna

Marino Vigna (born 6 November 1938) is a retired Italian cyclist who won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics.^[1][2]

Marino Vigna

Luigi Arienti, Mario Vallotto, Franco Testa and Marino Vigna (right) at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1938-11-06) 6 November 1938 (age 86) Milano, Italy
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Summer Olympics 1 0 0 Representing Italy Olympic Games 1960 Rome 4000 m team pursuit

After the Olympics he became a professional road racer and won one stage of the Giro d'Italia in 1963; the Tre Valli Varesine and one stage of the Tour de Romandie in 1964; the Trofeo Laigueglia in 1965, and the Milano–Torino in 1966.^[3]

He later became a sports director for cycling teams, directing the Faema team in the 1969 Giro d'Italia when their star Eddy Merckx was expelled for a doping violation.^[4]

See also

• Italy national cycling team – Olympic Games