Marino Vigna Explained

Marino Vigna
Birth Date:	1938 11, df=yes
Birth Place:	Milano, Italy
Weight:	67kg (148lb)
Show-Medals:	yes

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marino Vigna . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011933/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vi/marino-vigna-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. www.sports-reference.com. 25 August 2012.
2. Web site: Medal Winners . www.databaseolympics.com . 25 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121113190536/http://databaseolympics.com/sport/sportevent.htm?sp=CYC&enum=170 . 13 November 2012 .
3. Web site: Marino Vigna . cycling archives. 25 August 2012.
4. Web site: Vansevant . Johny . The Year of Eddy Merckx .