Attilio Pavesi
was an
Italian cyclist and Olympic champion , died he was, 101. He won a gold medal at the
1932 Olympic Games in
Los Angeles, in the
Individual Road Race,
[1] as well as a gold medal in the
Team Road Race. He turned 100 in October 2010.
[2] He died at the age of almost 101 years, on August 2 of the next year, in a
retirement home of
Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
[3] At the time of his death he was thought to be the oldest surviving Olympic champion
[4] and one of the oldest living Olympic competitors.
(October 1, 1910 – August 2, 2011)
Early life
Pavesi was the 11th child in an affluent family in
Caorso,
Emilia-Romagna.
[5]
Professional career
Pavesi turned professional after his Olympic victories, but his only subsequent success was a stage win in the 1934
Tour of Tuscany.
[5]
At the start of
World War II he emigrated to
Argentina where he took part in
Six-day racing in
Buenos Aires.
[5
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