Renato Perona

Renato Perona
Personal information
Full nameRenato Perona
Born(1927-11-14)14 November 1927
Terni, Italy
Died9 April 1984(1984-04-09) (aged 56)
Terni, Italy
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London Tandem

Renato Perona (14 November 1927 – 9 April 1984) was an Italian racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling.

He won a gold medal in the tandem event (with Ferdinando Terruzzi) at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.[1]

References

  1. ^ "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Cycling" Archived 22 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 7 June 2008)