Giorgio Ursi (1 September 1942 – 8 October 1982) was a

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from Italy. He was of Slovene ethnicity, and was also known as Jurij Uršič. He competed for Italy at the

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held in

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, Japan in the

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event where he finished in second place.

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* 1942 births 1982 deaths People from Doberdò del Lago Sportspeople from the Province of Gorizia Italian Slovenes Italian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Cyclists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Friuli Venezia Giulia 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub