Marino Vigna

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

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]

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

References

1. "Marino Vigna". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
2. "Medal Winners". www.databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
3. "Marino Vigna". cycling archives. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
4. Vansevant, Johny. "The Year of Eddy Merckx".