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Paola Pezzo

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Paola Pezzo
Personal information
Full namePaola Pezzo
Born (1969-01-08) 8 January 1969 (age 55)
Bosco Chiesanuova, Italy
Team information
DisciplineMountain bike racing
RoleRider
Rider typeCross-country
Professional team
Gary Fisher, Specialized Factory Team
Medal record
Women's mountain bike racing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Cross-country
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Métabief Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 1997 Château-d'Œx Cross-country
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Åre Cross-country
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sierra Nevada Cross-country

Paola Pezzo (born 8 January 1969, in Bosco Chiesanuova) is an Italian cross-country mountain bike racer from Verona. In 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia, in the U.S., she won the Olympic gold medal in mountain biking, when the event made its debut.

Biography

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Pezzo won the female World Mountain Bike Championship title in both 1993 and 1997. In 1997, she won the Grundig World Cup crown.

Achievement

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She won two gold medals. One in Atlanta '96 and the other in Sydney '00. She also won the mountain-bike championships in 1993 and 1997.

See also

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