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Belgian cyclist

Paul Depaepe
Paul Depaepe (1957)
Personal information
Born (1931-10-12) 12 October 1931 (age 93)
Deurne, Belgium
Sport
SportCycling
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Motor-paced World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1957 Rocourt Professionals
Silver medal – second place 1961 Zurich Professionals
Silver medal – second place 1962 Milan Professionals
Silver medal – second place 1963 Rocourt Professionals

Paul Depaepe (born 12 October 1931) is a Belgian former professional cyclist and world champion. He competed in the 4,000 metres team pursuit event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He competed in motor-paced racing in the professionals category and won the European championships in 1961–1963 and the world championships in 1957; he finished in second place in the world championships in 1961–1963. He retired in 1965 after a serious back injury during training.

In 1946–1947, he was a successful cross country runner, but changed to cycling. As a road cyclist, he competed in 23 six-day races, with the best result of second place in the race of Antwerp in 1959.

He is married to Liane and had a son who died in 2001.

References

  1. "Paul Depaepe Olympic Results". Sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. "Track Cycling World Championships 2012 to 1893", Bike Cult
  3. ^ "Paul Depaepe", die Radsport Seiten
  4. ^ Gewezen wereldkampioen stayeren Paul Depaepe wordt 80. Antwerpensportmagazine, (2011) Archived 23 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine


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