Franco Gandini

{{short description|Italian cyclist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Franco Gandini | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1936|7|28|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Parma]], Italy | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | currentteam = | discipline = Track | role = Rider | ridertype = Endurance | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = | proyears1 = | proteam1 = | majorwins = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry| {{ITA}} }} {{MedalSport|Men's [[track cycling]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalGold| [[Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics|Melbourne 1956]] | [[Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}} }}

'''Franco Gandini''' (born 28 July 1936) is an Italian [[racing cyclist]] and Olympic champion in [[track cycling]].

He won a gold medal in the [[Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|team pursuit]] at the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] in Melbourne (with [[Antonio Domenicali]], [[Leandro Faggin]] and [[Valentino Gasparella]]).<ref name=db-ol-CYC1956>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=14&sp=CYC "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Cycling"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901104842/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=14&sp=CYC |date=1 September 2007 }} ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 12 October 2008)</ref><ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/franco-gandini-1.html |title=Franco Gandini Olympic Results |access-date=27 July 2014 |publisher=Sports Reference |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110163152/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/franco-gandini-1.html |archive-date=10 January 2014 }}</ref>

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