Henk Nijdam (26 August 1935 – 30 April 2009) was a Dutch road and track cyclist. His sporting career began with Fortuna Zundert.[1] On track, he finished in fifth place in the 4 km team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2] He also won a gold and a bronze medals in the individual pursuit at world championships in 1962 and 1963.[3]
henk, nijdam, august, 1935, april, 2009, dutch, road, track, cyclist, sporting, career, began, with, fortuna, zundert, track, finished, fifth, place, team, pursuit, 1960, summer, olympics, also, gold, bronze, medals, individual, pursuit, world, championships, . Henk Nijdam 26 August 1935 30 April 2009 was a Dutch road and track cyclist His sporting career began with Fortuna Zundert 1 On track he finished in fifth place in the 4 km team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics 2 He also won a gold and a bronze medals in the individual pursuit at world championships in 1962 and 1963 3 Henk NijdamNijdam in 1964Personal informationFull nameHenk NijdamBorn 1935 08 26 26 August 1935Haren Groningen the NetherlandsDied30 April 2009 2009 04 30 aged 73 Breda the NetherlandsHeight1 72 m 5 ft 8 in Weight75 kg 165 lb Team informationDisciplineTrack RoadRoleRiderMajor winsWorld champion Track Pursuit 1962 2 stages Tour de FranceMedal record Men s track cycling Representing Netherlands World Championships 1962 Milan Individual pursuit 1963 Rocourt Individual pursuit His best achievements on the road were winning the Olympia s Tour in 1964 and two stages of the Tour de France in 1964 and 1966 3 Nijdam was the father of cyclist Jelle Nijdam 2 Contents 1 Major results 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksMajor results edit1960 nbsp Netherlands National Track Pursuit Championship 1961 Amateur World Track Pursuit Championship Ronde van Midden Nederland 1962 World Track Pursuit Championship Olympia s Tour 1964 Tour de France Winner stage 6 dd Oirschot Made 1965 Maarheeze Mijl van Mares Kwaadmechelen 1966 Eeklo nbsp Netherlands National Track Pursuit Championship Nationale Sluitingsprijs Ulvenhout Valkenswaard Tour de France Winner stage 20 dd Vuelta a Espana Winner stages 8 10B and 16 dd 1967 Beervelde nbsp Netherlands National Track Pursuit Championship Vuelta a Espana Winner stage 12 dd 1968 Essen Kortenhoef RijkevorselSee also editList of Dutch Olympic cyclistsReferences edit Maaskant Piet 1967 Wiel an Wiel Zwolle La Riviere amp Voorhoeve p 154 a b Henk Nijdam Archived 19 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine sports reference com a b Henk Nijdam at Cycling ArchivesExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Henk Nijdam Henk Nijdam official Tour de France results archive Awards Preceded byAnton GeesinkHenk van der Grift Dutch Sportsman of the Year1962 Succeeded byPeter Post nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to Dutch cycling is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henk Nijdam amp oldid 1192664556, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
