Franco Menichelli
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Franco Menichelli at the 1964 Olympics
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| Full name | Franco Menichelli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Italy |
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| Born | 3 August 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Rome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Associazione Ginnastica Romana[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Franco Menichelli (born 3 August 1941) is a retired Italian gymnast. He competed in all artistic gymnastics events at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won one gold, one silver, and three bronze medals. He was most successful in 1964, when he won a gold on the floor, a silver on rings and a bronze on parallel bars.[1] He severely injured an Achilles tendon on landing during the floor exercise at the 1968 Olympics, and retired shortly thereafter.[2] From 1973 to 1979 he coached the national gymnastics team.[3] In 2003 he was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[4]
His brother Giampaolo Menichelli was an international football player.[3][2]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Franco Menichelli. sports-reference.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Storie di ginnastica l'imperatore del giappone franco menichelli, storia di un campione. storiedisport.it
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Franco Menichelli. medagliedoro.org
- ↑ Franco Menichelli. ighof.com
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- 1941 births
- Living people
- Italian male artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts of Italy
- Olympic gold medalists for Italy
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- International Gymnastics Hall of Fame inductees
