Fernand Decanali (7 July 1925 – 9 January 2017) was a French

cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

. He was born in

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fran ...

. He won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1948 Summer Olympics in

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, together with Pierre Adam,

Charles Coste Charles Coste (born 8 February 1924) is a French cyclist. He was born in Ollioules. He won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, together with Fernand Decanali, Pierre Adam and Serge Blusson Serge Blusson (7 ...

and Serge Blusson.

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* 1925 births 2017 deaths Cyclists from Marseille French male cyclists Cyclists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of France Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics French track cyclists {{France-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub