Franco Menichelli

Franco Menichelli
— Gymnast —
Franco Menichelli at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Franco Menichelli
Country represented	Italy
Born	3 August 1941
Hometown	Rome
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Club	Associazione Ginnastica Romana[1]
Retired	1968
Medal record Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1960 Rome Floor 1960 Rome Team 1964 Tokyo Floor exercise 1964 Tokyo Rings 1964 Tokyo Parallel bars World Championships 1962 Prague Floor 1966 Dortmund Floor 1966 Dortmund Rings European Championships 1965 All-around 1967 All-around

Franco Menichelli (born 3 August 1941) is a retired Italian gymnast. He competed in all artistic gymnastics events at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won one gold, one silver, and three bronze medals. He was most successful in 1964, when he won a gold on the floor, a silver on rings and a bronze on parallel bars.^[1] He severely injured an Achilles tendon on landing during the floor exercise at the 1968 Olympics, and retired shortly thereafter.^[2] From 1973 to 1979 he coached the national gymnastics team.^[3] In 2003 he was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.^[4]

His brother Giampaolo Menichelli was an international football player.^[3][2]

References

1. Franco Menichelli. sports-reference.com
2. Storie di ginnastica l'imperatore del giappone franco menichelli, storia di un campione. storiedisport.it
3. Franco Menichelli. medagliedoro.org
4. Franco Menichelli. ighof.com