Franco Menichelli

Franco Menichelli

Franco Menichelli at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Franco Menichelli
Born	(1941-08-03)3 August 1941 Rome, Italy
Died	28 January 2026(2026-01-28) (aged 84) Rome, Italy
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country	Italy
Club	Associazione Ginnastica Romana
Retired	1968
Medal record Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Floor exercise 1964 Tokyo Rings 1960 Rome Floor exercise 1960 Rome Team 1964 Tokyo Parallel bars World Championships 1962 Prague Floor exercise 1966 Dortmund Floor exercise 1966 Dortmund Rings European Championships 1961 Luxembourg Floor exercise 1963 Belgrade Floor exercise 1965 Antwerp All-around 1965 Antwerp Floor exercise 1965 Antwerp Rings 1965 Antwerp Horizontal bar 1961 Luxembourg Vault 1965 Antwerp Parallel bars 1967 Tampere Floor exercise 1967 Tampere Parallel bars 1961 Luxembourg Parallel bars 1963 Belgrade Parallel bars 1967 Tampere All-around 1967 Tampere Horizontal bar

Franco Menichelli (3 August 1941 – 28 January 2026) was an Italian gymnast. He competed in all artistic gymnastics events at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics. He 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. From 1973 to 1979, he coached the national gymnastics team.

In 2003 he was honored into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

His brother Giampaolo Menichelli was an international football player.

Menichelli died on 28 January 2026 in Rome, Italy at the age of 84.

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