Mino De Rossi Explained
| Mino De Rossi |
| Fullname: | Mino De Rossi |
| Birth Date: | 21 May 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Arquata Scrivia, Italy |
| Death Place: | Genoa, Italy |
| Discipline: | Road and track |
| Role: | Rider |
| Proyears1: | 1952–1954 |
| Proyears2: | 1955 |
| Proteam2: | Leo–Chlorodont |
| Proyears3: | 1956 |
| Proyears4: | 1957 |
| Proyears5: | 1958 |
| Proteam5: | Asborno–Frejus |
| Proyears6: | 1961 |
| Proteam6: | Fides |
| Proyears7: | 1962–1967 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Mino De Rossi (21 May 1931 – 7 January 2022) was an Italian road and track cyclist, who won the gold medal in the men's 4.000m team pursuit at the 1952 Summer Olympics, alongside Marino Morettini, Loris Campana and Guido Messina.[1] He was a professional road cyclist from 1952 to 1968. De Rossi died on 7 January 2022, at the age of 90.[2]
Major results
Track
- 1951
1st Individual pursuit, UCI Amateur Track World Championships
- 1952
1st Team pursuit, Summer Olympics
2nd Individual pursuit, UCI Amateur Track World Championships
- 1959
1st Six Days of Buenos Aires (with Jorge Bátiz)
- 1963
1st Six Days of Montreal (with Ferdinando Terruzzi)Road
- 1952
2nd Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
- 1953
10th Giro di Lombardia
- 1954
3rd Giro di Lombardia
4th Giro di Romagna
- 1967
3rd Giro dell'AppenninoNotes and References
- Web site: Mino De Rossi Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418013008/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/mino-de-rossi-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 28 December 2012 . sports-reference.com.
- News: Rissetto . Stefano . Addio a Mino De Rossi, leggenda del ciclismo . 20 January 2022 . Primocanale . 19 January 2022.
