Attilio Pavesi, Italian cyclist and Olympic Champion, died he was, 101

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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