Giordano Turrini

Giordano Turrini
Turrini in 1971
Personal information
Full name Giordano Turrini
Born (1942-03-28) 28 March 1942
Anzola dell'Emilia, Italy
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Discipline Track
Role Rider
Rider type Sprint
Professional team(s)
1969 Ferretti
1970 Sellière-Cima
1971–1972 Dreher
1973–1977 Brooklyn
1978–1979 Sanson
1980–1981 Lambrusco-Giacobazzi
1981 Zonca
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City Individual sprint
World championships
1965 San SebastiánSprint
1966 FrankfurtTandem
1968 RomeTandem
1971 VareseSprint
1972 MarseilleSprint
1973 San SebastiánSprint
1976 Monteroni di LecceSprint

Giordano Turrini (born 28 March 1942) is a retired Italian track cyclist who won silver medals in the individual sprint at the 1965 World Championships and 1968 Olympics.[1] In 1968 he also won a world title in the tandem, together with Walter Gorini. After that he turned professional and won two bronze and two silver medals in the sprint at world championships. He retired in 1981.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Giordano Turrini Archived 19 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine.. Sports-reference
  2. ↑ Giordano Turrini at Cycling Archives


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