Guido Messina

Guido Messina (4 January 1931 – 10 January 2020) was an Italian road and track cyclist.

Guido Messina

Personal information
Full name	Guido Messina
Born	(1931-01-04)4 January 1931 Monreale, Italy[1]
Died	10 January 2020(2020-01-10) (aged 89) Caselette, Italy
Team information
Discipline	Track, road
Role	Rider
Medal record Men's cycling: 4000 m pursuit Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki Team World Championships 1948 Amsterdam Ind., amateur 1950 Rocourt Ind., amateur 1951 Milan Ind., amateur 1953 Zürich Ind., amateur 1954 Cologne Ind., prof. 1955 Milan Ind., prof. 1956 Copenhagen Ind., prof. 1957 Rocourt Ind., prof.

He was born in Monreale, Italy, on 4 January 1931. On track he won five world titles in the individual 4000 m pursuit between 1948 and 1956, and a gold medal with the Italian team at the 1952 Olympics (individual pursuit became an Olympic event only in 1964, when Messina retired from cycling). Between 1954 and 1963 he rode professionally and won the first stage of the 1955 Giro d'Italia.[1][2] He died on 10 January 2020, six days after his 89th birthday.