Mino De Rossi

Mino De Rossi (21 May 1931 – 7 January 2022) was an Italian road and track cyclist, who won the gold medal in the men's 4.000m team pursuit at the 1952 Summer Olympics, alongside Marino Morettini, Loris Campana and Guido Messina.[1] He was a professional road cyclist from 1952 to 1968. De Rossi died on 7 January 2022, at the age of 90.[2]

Mino De Rossi
Personal information
Full nameMino De Rossi
Born(1931-05-21)21 May 1931
Arquata Scrivia, Italy
Died7 January 2022(2022-01-07) (aged 90)
Genoa, Italy
Team information
DisciplineRoad and track
RoleRider
Professional teams
1952–1954Bianchi–Pirelli
1955Leo–Chlorodont
1956Fréjus–Superga
1957Ignis–Doniselli
1958Asborno–Frejus
1961Fides
1962–1967Ignis–Moschettieri
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Men's cycling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki 4.000m Team Pursuit

Major results

Track
1951
1st Individual pursuit, UCI Amateur Track World Championships
1952
1st Team pursuit, Summer Olympics
2nd Individual pursuit, UCI Amateur Track World Championships
1959
1st Six Days of Buenos Aires (with Jorge Bátiz)
1963
1st Six Days of Montreal (with Ferdinando Terruzzi)

Road
1952
2nd Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
1953
10th Giro di Lombardia
1954
3rd Giro di Lombardia
4th Giro di Romagna
1967
3rd Giro dell'Appennino

References
  1. "Mino De Rossi Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. Rissetto, Stefano (19 January 2022). "Addio a Mino De Rossi, leggenda del ciclismo". Primocanale. Retrieved 20 January 2022.


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