Francesco Malatesta

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFrancesco Giovanni Carlo•Malatesta
Used nameFrancesco•Malatesta
Born5 June 1907 in Padova, Padova (ITA)
Died16 September 1986 in San Mateo County, California (USA)
NOC Italy

Biography

As an amateur Francesco Malatesta won two Italian sprint titles in 1929 and 1930. At the 1928 Olympics, he finished fourth in the tandem sprint with Adolfo Corsi and, at the World Track Championships the following year, Malatesta and Corsi again finished fourth. After that, Malatesta’s results were disappointing, largely due to there being many top-class track cyclists around at that time.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Cycling Track (Cycling) ITA Francesco Malatesta
Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres, Men (Olympic) Adolfo Corsi 4