Mario Ghella (23 June 1929 – 10 February 2020) was an Italian

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and Olympic champion in

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Biography

Mario Ghella was born in

Chieri Chieri (; ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont (Italy), located about southeast of Turin, by rail and by road. It borders the following municipalities: Baldissero Torinese, Pavarolo, Montaldo Torinese, Pino ...

on 23 June 1929. Ghella won a gold medal in the men's individual sprint cycling event at the

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in London."1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Cycling"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 7 June 2008) Ghella died on 10 February 2020, at the age of 90.

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* 1929 births 2020 deaths Italian male cyclists Olympic gold medalists for Italy Cyclists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Italy Italian track cyclists Cyclists from the Metropolitan City of Turin Olympic gold medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub