Silvio Martinello (born 19 January 1963) is a retired road bicycle and track cyclist from Italy. He won the gold medal in the men's points race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, followed by the bronze medal in the men's madison in Sydney, Australia alongside Marco Villa.^[1] He was a professional rider from 1986 to 2000.

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Silvio Martinello

Personal information
Born	(1963-01-19) 19 January 1963 (age 61) Padua, Italy
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road Track
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1986–1987	Sammontana–Bianchi
1988–1989	Atala–Ofmega
1990	Jolly Componibili–Club 88
1991	Gis Gelati–Ballan
1992–1995	Mercatone Uno–Medeghini–Zucchini
1996–1997	Saeco–AS Juvenes San Marino
1998–2000	Team Polti
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia 2 individual stages (1991, 1996) Vuelta a España 1 individual stage (1990)
Medal record Men's cycling Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Points Race 2000 Sydney Madison World Championships 1985 Bassano del Grappa Team parsuit 1995 Bogotá Points Race 1995 Bogotá Madison 1996 Manchester Madison 1997 Perth Points Race 1997 Perth Madison 1998 Bordeaux Madison 1998 Bordeaux Points Race

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