Henk Nijdam
Henk Nijdam (26 August 1935 – 30 April 2009) was a Dutch road and track cyclist. His sporting career began with Fortuna Zundert. On track, he finished in fifth place in the 4 km team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He also won a gold and a bronze medals in the individual pursuit at world championships in 1962 and 1963.
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| Full name | Henk Nijdam | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 August 1935 Haren (Groningen), the Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 April 2009 (aged 73) Breda, the Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track/Road | |||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
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| World champion Track Pursuit (1962) 2 stages Tour de France | ||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Nijdam was the father of cyclist Jelle Nijdam.
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