Dino Bruni

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameDino•Bruni
Used nameDino•Bruni
Born13 April 1932 in Portomaggiore, Ferrara (ITA)
AffiliationsPedale Carpigiano Carpi, Carpi (ITA)
NOC Italy
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Dino Bruni competed in the Olympic road race in 1952 and 1956, winning a team silver medal in 1952. As an amateur he also won bronze in the 1955 World Championships on the road. He turned professional in 1957, riding in the pro peloton from 1957-64, winning 29 races.

Bruni rode for Bianchi, Ignis Varese, and Pasta Gazzola Mondovi. He won the 1959 Tre Valli Varesine, the 1961 Giro di Reggio Calabria, and won the Sabatini Cup of Peccioli in 1961 and 1963. At the 1960 Giro d’Italia he won two stages and wore the maglia rosa for a day. He won stages at the Tour de France in 1959 and 1962. After retiring in 1964, he turned to hunting, winning international championships with his dog, and also competed in cross-country horse events.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1952 Summer Olympics Cycling Road (Cycling) ITA Dino Bruni
Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic) 5
Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic) Italy 2 Silver
1956 Summer Olympics Cycling Road (Cycling) ITA Dino Bruni
Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic) 28
Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic) Italy 4