^Van der Merwe, F.J.G. (2003). "The complete history of Laurens Smitz Meintjies (1868-1941) - Africa's first world champion". Sport in contemporary African society: 1–46.
^"Laurens Smitz Meintjies' Palmares at CyclingRanking". CyclingRanking.com.
^"Results ICA 100 km motor-paced Amateur World Championship 1893". CyclingRanking.com.
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Laurens Meintjes at Cycling Archives
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laurens, meintjes, june, 1868, march, 1941, south, african, track, cyclist, winner, inaugural, stayers, contest, 1893, track, cycling, world, championships, chicago, this, victory, made, first, african, world, championship, meintjes, born, aberdeen, died, potg. Laurens Meintjes 9 June 1868 30 March 1941 was a South African track cyclist and winner of the inaugural stayers contest at the 1893 ICA Track Cycling World Championships in Chicago 1 2 3 This victory made him the first African to win a world championship Meintjes was born in Aberdeen and died in Potgietersrust Laurens MeintjesPersonal informationFull nameLaurens Smitz MeintjiesBorn 1868 06 09 9 June 1868Aberdeen Cape ColonyDied30 March 1941 1941 03 30 aged 72 Potgietersrust South AfricaTeam informationDisciplineTrackRoleRiderRider typeEnduranceMedal record Men s track cyclingRepresenting TransvaalWorld Championships1893 Chicago StayersReferences edit Van der Merwe F J G 2003 The complete history of Laurens Smitz Meintjies 1868 1941 Africa s first world champion Sport in contemporary African society 1 46 Laurens Smitz Meintjies Palmares at CyclingRanking CyclingRanking com Results ICA 100 km motor paced Amateur World Championship 1893 CyclingRanking com External links editLaurens Meintjes at Cycling Archives nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to South African cycling is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laurens Meintjes amp oldid 1141590897, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
