Franco Menichelli (ITA)

1964 Olympic FX Champion
1965 European AA Champion and 3-time European FX Champion

Menichelli (right) receives the gold medal for his
FX routine at the 1964 Olympic Games.

Medal Total

Olympic Games:   1 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze
World Championships:  3 Bronze
European Championships:   6 Gold, 4 Silver, 4 Bronze

Competition Results

1959
European Championships:  14th AA, 4th FX
International Meet in Rome: 6th AA, 1st R, 2nd FX, 2nd V

1960
ITA-SUI Dual Meet: 2nd Team, 2nd AA
Olympics:  3rd Team, 10th AA, 3rd FX

1961
European Championships:  4th AA, 1st FX, 2nd V, 3rd PB, 5th R
ITA Championships:  2nd AA

1962
Europe-JPN Dual Meet: 2nd Team, 2nd AA
ITA-SUI Dual Meet:  1st Team, 1st AA
World Championships:  5th Team, 11th AA, 3rd FX

1963
European Championships:  4th AA, 1st FX, 3rd PB, 4th R
ITA-BUL Dual Meet:  1st Team, 1st AA
ITA-URS Dual Meet:  2nd Team, 3rd AA
Mediterranean Games:  3rd AA

1964
Olympics:  4th Team, 5th AA, 1st FX, 2nd R, 3rd PB

1965
European Championships:  1st AA, 1st FX, 1st R, 1st HB, 2nd PB
ITA Championships:  1st AA, 1st V, 1st HB

1966
ITA-HUN Dual Meet:  1st Team, 1st AA
World Championships:  9th Team, 5th AA, 3rd FX, 3rd R, 4th PB

1967
European Championships:  3rd AA, 2nd FX, 2nd PB, 3rd HB, 6th R, 6th V

1968
Olympics:  12th Team, 115th AA (injured)

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