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]
On 7 May 2015, in the presence of the President of Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), Giovanni Malagò, was inaugurated in the Olympic Park of the Foro Italico in Rome, along Viale delle Olimpiadi, the Walk of Fame of Italian sport, consisting of 100 tiles that chronologically report names of the most representative athletes in the history of Italian sport. On each tile are the name of the sportsman, the sport in which he distinguished himself and the symbol of CONI. One of these tiles is dedicated to Franco Menichelli.[5]
franco, menichelli, born, august, 1941, retired, italian, gymnast, competed, artistic, gymnastics, events, 1960, 1964, 1968, olympics, gold, silver, three, bronze, medals, 1964, olympicspersonal, informationfull, namecountry, represented, italyborn, 1941, augu. 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 Franco MenichelliFranco Menichelli at the 1964 OlympicsPersonal informationFull nameFranco MenichelliCountry represented ItalyBorn 1941 08 03 3 August 1941 age 81 HometownRomeHeight163 cm 5 ft 4 in DisciplineMen s artistic gymnasticsClubAssociazione Ginnastica Romana 1 Retired1968Medal record Representing ItalyOlympic Games1960 Rome Floor1960 Rome Team1964 Tokyo Floor exercise1964 Tokyo Rings1964 Tokyo Parallel barsWorld Championships1962 Prague Floor1966 Dortmund Floor1966 Dortmund RingsEuropean Championships1965 Antwerp All around1967 Tampere All around Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditHe 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 Awards EditOn 7 May 2015 in the presence of the President of Italian National Olympic Committee CONI Giovanni Malago was inaugurated in the Olympic Park of the Foro Italico in Rome along Viale delle Olimpiadi the Walk of Fame of Italian sport consisting of 100 tiles that chronologically report names of the most representative athletes in the history of Italian sport On each tile are the name of the sportsman the sport in which he distinguished himself and the symbol of CONI One of these tiles is dedicated to Franco Menichelli 5 See also EditLegends of Italian sport Walk of FameReferences Edit a b Franco Menichelli Archived 23 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine sports reference com a b Storie di ginnastica l imperatore del giappone franco menichelli storia di un campione storiedisport it a b Franco Menichelli medagliedoro org Franco Menichelli ighof com Inaugurata la Walk of Fame 100 targhe per celebrare le leggende dello sport italiano in Italian coni it Retrieved 11 October 2018 External links EditFranco Menichelli at the International Gymnastics Federation licence Franco Menichelli at Olympics com Franco Menichelli at Olympedia Franco Menichelli at the Italian National Olympic Committee in Italian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Franco Menichelli amp oldid 1043041299, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
