Giuseppe Beghetto

{{Short description|Italian cyclist (born 1939)}}

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| caption = Giuseppe Beghetto in 1971

| fullname = Giuseppe Beghetto

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|10|08|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tombolo, Italy

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| discipline = Track and road

| role = Rider

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| proyears1 = 1962–1966

| proteam1 = Termozeta

| proyears2 = 1967

| proteam2 = Ignis

| proyears3 = 1968

| proteam3 = Vittadello

| proyears4 = 1969–1970

| proteam4 = Ferretti

| proyears5 = 1971–1972

| proteam5 = Zonca

| proyears6 = 1973

| proteam6 = Supermercato Calzature

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{{MedalCountry| {{ITA}} }}

{{MedalSport|Men's track cycling}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1960 Rome | Tandem}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|1961 Zurich|Sprint, amateur}}

{{MedalSilver|1962 Milan|Sprint, amateur}}

{{MedalGold|1965 San Sebastian|Sprint}}

{{MedalGold|1966 Frankfurt|Sprint}}

{{MedalSilver|1967 Amsterdam|Sprint}}

{{MedalGold|1968 Rome|Sprint}}

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Giuseppe Beghetto (born 8 October 1939) is a retired Italian cyclist who was active between 1958 and 1971 on the road and track. On the track, he won three gold and three silver medals in the sprint at the world championships of 1961–1968. He also won a gold medal in the tandem event at the 1960 Summer Olympics, together with his sprint rival Sergio Bianchetto, and set world records in the 200 m (11.40) and in 1 km (1:08.40). On the road, he won two stages of Giro di Sardegna in 1969 and took part in the 1970 Tour de France.

Personal life

His sons, Massimo and Luigi are former professional footballers. His grandson Andrea is a current footballer for Genoa.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Genoa/02-02-2017/beghetto-genoa-nonno-ciclismo-calciomercato-180665572762.shtml?refresh_ce-cp|title = Beghetto, che volata: Ora "pedala" con il Genoa}}

References

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[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/giuseppe-beghetto-1.html Giuseppe Beghetto] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224120445/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/giuseppe-beghetto-1.html |date=24 December 2013 }}. sports-reference.com

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{{UCI Track Cycling World Champions – Men's sprint}}

{{Footer Olympic Champions Track Tandem Men}}

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Category:1939 births

Category:Living people

Category:Italian male cyclists

Category:Olympic gold medalists for Italy

Category:Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic cyclists for Italy

Category:Cyclists from the Province of Padua

Category:Olympic medalists in cycling

Category:Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Category:UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men)

Category:Italian track cyclists

Category:20th-century Italian sportsmen

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