Ceferino Peroné

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameCeferino•Peroné
Used nameCeferino•Peroné
Born24 August 1925
Died14 September 2015 (aged 90 years 21 days)
NOC Argentina

Biography

Ceferino Peroné was an Argentine cyclist who won the national road race championship in 1948. This earned Peroné a place on the Olympic team for the London Games where he finished 21st in the road race and seventh in the team event. One year later he won the Clásica del Oeste-Doble Bragado stage race in his native Argentina. He continued racing into the early 1950s, representing the Italian cycling team Atala.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Cycling Road (Cycling) ARG Ceferino Peroné
Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic) 21
Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic) Argentina 7