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Jan Pijnenburg

Jan Pijnenburg
Jan Pijnenburg c1930.jpg
Pijnenburg c. 1930
Personal information
Born15 February 1906
Tilburg, Netherlands
Died2 December 1979 (aged 73)
Tilburg, Netherlands
Medal record
Representing NED
Men's cycling
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam Team pursuit

Johannes "Jan" Baptist Norbertus Pijnenburg (15 February 1906 – 2 December 1979) was a Dutch track cyclist who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal as part of the Dutch pursuit team.[1] After the Olympics he turned professional and won six-day races in Dortmund (1931, 1932), Berlin (1931), Amsterdam (1932, 1933), Brussels (1932–1934), Paris (1932, 1934), Chicago (1932), Frankfurt (1933), Stuttgart (1933), Antwerp (1934, 1937), Rotterdam (1936) and Copenhagen (1936).[2]

Honored by several people, retired in September 1940.[3]

See also

  • List of Dutch Olympic cyclists

References

  1. ^ "Jan Pijnenburg Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ^ Jan Pijnenburg. cyclingarchives.com
  3. ^ [1]

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