Silvio Martinello

Silvio Martinello
Personal information
Born (1963-01-19) 19 January 1963
Padua, Italy
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Professional teams
1986–1987Sammontana–Bianchi
1988–1989Atala–Ofmega
1990Jolly Componibili–Club 88
1991Gis Gelati–Ballan
1992–1995Mercatone Uno–Medeghini–Zucchini
1996–1997Saeco–AS Juvenes San Marino
1998–2000Team Polti
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
2 individual stages (1991, 1996)
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (1990)
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
1996 AtlantaPoints Race
2000 SydneyMadison
World Championships
1985 Bassano del GrappaTeam parsuit
1995 BogotáPoints Race
1995 BogotáMadison
1996 ManchesterMadison
1997 PerthPoints Race
1997 PerthMadison
1998 BordeauxMadison
1998 BordeauxPoints Race

Silvio Martinello (born 19 January 1963) is a retired road bicycle and track cyclist from Italy. He won the gold medal in the men's points race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, followed by the bronze medal in the men's madison in Sydney, Australia alongside Marco Villa. He was a professional rider from 1986 to 2000.