Franco Menichelli
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Franco Menichelli is an Italian former gymnast
and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics
in Rome, where he received bronze medals in floor exercise and team combined exercises, and at the 1964 Summer Olympics
in Tokyo where he received a gold medal in floor exercises, a silver medal in rings and a bronze medal in parallel bars.
Retiring
During the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, he broke his achilles tendon during his floor exercises, landing after a vault. He took no further part in the sport.
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
in Rome, where he received bronze medals in floor exercise and team combined exercises, and at the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
in Tokyo where he received a gold medal in floor exercises, a silver medal in rings and a bronze medal in parallel bars.
Retiring
During the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, he broke his achilles tendon during his floor exercises, landing after a vault. He took no further part in the sport.