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Charlie Bazzano
Personal information
Born	10 October 1923; Morano sul Po, Italy
Died	9 January 2014 (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 edit

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 Matt Bazzano 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 used a wheelchair for some years before dying of a heart attack in Cronulla, New South Wales.^[4]

References edit

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charlie Bazzano". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Oldest surviving 1948 Olympian Charlie Bazzano passes away". Cyclingnews.com. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
^ 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.
^ ^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.
^ Jowett, Jamie (26 November 2013). "Where are they now? – Matt Bazzano". cyclingtips.com.au. Retrieved 2 September 2014.