Attilio Pavesi was an Italian

Italy

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 cyclist and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1932 Olympic Games

Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics

The cycling competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only. The program of events was unchanged from the previous Games.-Medal summary:-Medal table:...

 in Los Angeles

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, in the Individual Road Race

Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race

The men's individual road race cycling event event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place on August 4. It was competed in a 100km time trial format.-Final:-References:*, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; Retrieved 2010-07-26...

, as well as a gold medal in the Team Road Race

Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's team road race

The men's team road race cycling event event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place on August 4. It was competed in a 100km time trial format. Team time taken as sum of the team's three best finishers.-Final:-References:...

. He turned 100 in October 2010. He died at the age of almost 101 years, on August 2 of the next year, in a retirement home

Retirement home

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 of Buenos Aires

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, Argentina

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. At the time of his death he was thought to be the oldest surviving Olympic champion and one of the oldest living Olympic competitors.

Professional career

Pavesi turned professional after his Olympic victories, but his only subsequent success was a stage win in the 1934 Tour of Tuscany.

At the start of World War II

World War II

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 he emigrated to Argentina

Argentina

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 where he took part in Six-day racing

Six-day racing

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 in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

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