Fabio Casartelli

Fabio Casartelli
Casartelli at the 1993 Paris–Nice
Personal information
Born(1970-08-16)16 August 1970
Como, Italy
Died18 July 1995(1995-07-18) (aged 24)
Col de Portet d'Aspet, France
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad cycling
RoleRider
Professional teams
1993Ariostea
1994ZG Mobili
1995Motorola
Major wins
Gold medal, 1992 Olympics Individual road race
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Individual road race

Fabio Casartelli (16 August 1970 – 18 July 1995) was an Italian cyclist and an Olympic gold medalist. He was killed in a crash on the descent of the Col de Portet d'Aspet, France, during the 15th stage of the 1995 Tour de France.[1]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fabio Casartelli Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.