Charlie Bazzano

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Charlie Bazzano
Personal information
Born(1923-10-10)10 October 1923
Morano sul Po, Italy
Died9 January 2014(2014-01-09) (aged 90)
Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia

Charlie Bazzano (10 October 1923 – 9 January 2014) was an Australian cyclist. He competed in the sprint event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1][2] In the 1,000-metre sprint event semi-finals he finished fourth beaten by Britain's Reg Harris, who eventually took the silver medal.[3] He also competed at the 1950 British Empire Games.[2]

In 1971 Bazzano became the NSW cycling coach.[4]

Private life[]

Bazzano was born in Morano sul Po in Northern Italy. He had one brother, Leo. They and father Jack arrived in Australia when Charlie was aged three. His nephew became a notable cyclist and later Managing Director of Shimano Australia Cycling.[5] Charlie was married to Heather who died several years before him. He was wheelchair bound for some years before dying of a heart attack in Cronulla, New South Wales.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Charlie Bazzano Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Oldest surviving 1948 Olympian Charlie Bazzano passes away". Cyclingnews.com. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. ^ Dineen, R. (2012). Reg Harris: The rise and fall of Britain's greatest cyclist. Ebury Publishing. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-4481-4815-8. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Bates, Phill (16 January 2014). "Charlie Bazzano, king of the cycling track". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. Fairfax Media. p. 14 (print edition). Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  5. ^ Jowett, Jamie (26 November 2013). "Where are they now? – Matt Bazzano". cyclingtips.com.au. Retrieved 2 September 2014.


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