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Born | Como, Italy | 16 August 1970||||||||||||||
Died | 18 July 1995 Col de Portet d'Aspet, France | (aged 24)||||||||||||||
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Road cycling | ||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
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1993 | Ariostea | ||||||||||||||
1994 | ZG Mobili | ||||||||||||||
1995 | Motorola | ||||||||||||||
Major wins | |||||||||||||||
Gold medal, 1992 Olympics Individual road race | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]