Originating from a period when cycling was not considered a professional sport, Anésio Argenton represents a whole generation of athletes who surprised their country by overcoming poverty to achieve the Olympic dream. Despite the countless difficulties, Argenton participated in the Olympic Games in Melbourne, in 1956, where he obtained the best result of Brazil in the history of the Olympics in track events, a record that remains unreached; and from Rome, in 1960. In addition, Argenton is the only Brazilian gold medalist in the Pan American Games in the modality (Chicago 1959).