Sante Gaiardoni

Sante Gaiardoni
Gaiardoni at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameSante Gaiardoni
Born(1939-06-29)29 June 1939
Villafranca di Verona, Italy
Died30 November 2023(2023-11-30) (aged 84)
Motta Visconti, Italy
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb; 10.4 st)
Team information
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
1960 Rome1000 m time trial
1960 RomeSprint
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
1958 ParisSprint, amateurs
1959 AmsterdamSprint, amateurs
1960 LeipzigSprint, amateurs
1962 MilanSprint, professionals
1963 RocourtSprint, professionals
1966 FrankfurtSprint, professionals
1969 AntwerpSprint, professionals
1970 LeicesterSprint, professionals

Sante Gaiardoni (29 June 1939 – 30 November 2023) was an Italian cyclist. He won two gold medals at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, in the 1000 m time trial and the 1000 m sprint. Between 1958 and 1970 he won two gold, four silver and two bronze medals in sprint events at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships.