Guido Messina

Guido Messina
Personal information
Full nameGuido Messina
Born(1931-01-04)4 January 1931
Monreale, Italy[1]
Died10 January 2020(2020-01-10) (aged 89)
Caselette, Italy
Team information
DisciplineTrack, road
RoleRider
Medal record
Men's cycling: 4000 m pursuit
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1948 Amsterdam Ind., amateur
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Rocourt Ind., amateur
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Milan Ind., amateur
Gold medal – first place 1953 Zürich Ind., amateur
Gold medal – first place 1954 Cologne Ind., prof.
Gold medal – first place 1955 Milan Ind., prof.
Gold medal – first place 1956 Copenhagen Ind., prof.
Bronze medal – third place 1957 Rocourt Ind., prof.

Guido Messina (4 January 1931 – 10 January 2020) was an Italian road and track cyclist.

He was born in Monreale, Italy, on 4 January 1931. On track he won five world titles in the individual 4000 m pursuit between 1948 and 1956, and a gold medal with the Italian team at the 1952 Olympics (individual pursuit became an Olympic event only in 1964, when Messina retired from cycling). Between 1954 and 1963 he rode professionally and won the first stage of the 1955 Giro d'Italia.[1][2] He died six days after his 89th birthday on 10 January 2020.

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Guido Messina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. ^ Guido Messina at Cycling Archives (archived)