Corrado Ardizzoni

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameCorrado•Ardizzoni
Used nameCorrado•Ardizzoni
Nick/petnamesGambar
Born23 February 1916 in Cento, Ferrara (ITA)
Died14 March 1980 in Cento, Ferrara (ITA)
AffiliationsUnione Ciclistica Centese, Cento (ITA)
NOC Italy

Biography

Corrado Ardizzoni rode for Unione Ciclistica Centese, and competed at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in the road race, helping Italy to a fourth-place finish in the team competition. He also competed on the track, notching 33 victories in 1936 alone. At the 1938 World Amateur Road Championships Ardizzoni was considered a gold medal contender, but a crash when he was chasing a breakaway knocked him out of the race. He turned professional in October 1938, racing through the 1949 season. In 1984 the Cento Velodrome was named after him.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Cycling Road (Cycling) ITA Corrado Ardizzoni
Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic) =16
Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic) Italy 4