Giovanni Pettenella (28 March 1943 – 19 February 2010) was an Italian track cyclist. At the 1964 Summer Olympics he won a gold medal in the sprint and a silver in the 1000 m time trial."1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Cycling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on June 7, 2008) In the semi-final of the 1,000 metres sprint Pettenella and Pierre Trentin set an Olympic record for standing still - 21 minutes and 57 seconds. After that he turned professional and competed until 1975. In 1968 he won a bronze medal in the sprint at the world championships.. cyclingarchives.com
He died in Milan, Italy, and is buried at the city's Monumental Cemetery.
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