Cesare Facciani

{{short description|Italian cyclist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Cesare Facciani | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1906|2|21|df=yes}}<ref name="Olympedia">{{Olympedia|14279}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Turin]], Italy | death_date = {{death date and age|1938|8|29|1906|2|21|df=yes}} | death_place = Turin, Italy | height = | weight = | currentteam = | discipline = | role = | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = | proyears1 = | proteam1 = | majorwins = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{flag|ITA}} }} {{MedalSport|Men's [[cycling (sport)|cycling]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalGold| [[1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Amsterdam]] | [[Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}} | show-medals = yes }}

'''Cesare Facciani''' (21 February 1906 – 29 August 1938) was an Italian cyclist. He won the gold medal in [[Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|Men's team pursuit]] in the [[1928 Summer Olympics]] along with [[Giacomo Gaioni]], [[Mario Lusiani]] and [[Luigi Tasselli]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=21590|archive-url= https://archive.today/20130121055314/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=21590|url-status= usurped|archive-date= 21 January 2013|title= Cesare Facciani |publisher=cycling archives|access-date=24 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/cesare-facciani-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418013552/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/cesare-facciani-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Cesare Facciani |publisher=sports-reference.com|access-date=24 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/sport/sportevent.htm?sp=CYC&enum=170 |title=Medal Winners |publisher=databaseolympics.com |access-date=24 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113190636/http://databaseolympics.com/sport/sportevent.htm?sp=CYC&enum=170 |archive-date=13 November 2012}}</ref> He was forced to retire in 1934 due to an illness that led to his death in 1938.

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