Silvio Martinello

Silvio Martinello
Personal information
Born (1963-01-19) 19 January 1963 (age 61)
Padua, Italy
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Professional teams
1986–1987Sammontana–Bianchi
1988–1989Atala–Ofmega
1990Jolly Componibili–Club 88
1991Gis Gelati–Ballan
1992–1995Mercatone Uno–Medeghini–Zucchini
1996–1997Saeco–AS Juvenes San Marino
1998–2000Team Polti
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
2 individual stages (1991, 1996)
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (1990)
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Points Race
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Madison
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Bassano del Grappa Team parsuit
Gold medal – first place 1995 Bogotá Points Race
Gold medal – first place 1995 Bogotá Madison
Gold medal – first place 1996 Manchester Madison
Gold medal – first place 1997 Perth Points Race
Silver medal – second place 1997 Perth Madison
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bordeaux Madison
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bordeaux Points Race

Silvio Martinello (born 19 January 1963) is a retired road bicycle and track cyclist from Italy. He won the gold medal in the men's points race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, followed by the bronze medal in the men's madison in Sydney, Australia alongside Marco Villa.[1] He was a professional rider from 1986 to 2000.

  1. ^ "Silvio Martinello Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2015.