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| Born | (1928-05-13)13 May 1928 Noorderwijk, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 March 2018(2018-03-28) (aged 89) Noorderwijk, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
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Eugène Van Roosbroeck (13 May 1928 – 28 March 2018) was a Belgian racing cyclist from Noorderwijk (Antwerp province). He won a gold medal in team road race at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, together with Lode Wouters and Leon De Lathouwer.
After that Olympic race, the Belgian cyclists were not aware that there was a team competition, and returned to Belgium, missing the medal ceremony. Many years later, Van Roosbroeck heard that André Nelis was given a copy of his lost medal, and requested the Belgian Olympic Committee to get the medal that he never received, and was given one in 2010.
References
- "Eugène Van Roosbroeck". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- "Belgische goudenmedaillewinnaar van Spelen 1948 overleden" [Belgian golden medal winner of Games 1948 passed away]. Sporza (in Dutch). 29 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- "Eugeen Van Roosbroeck krijgt na 62 jaar zijn gouden medaille" [Eugeen Van Roosbroeck gets his golden medal after 62 years]. De Morgen (in Dutch). 4 June 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
External links
- Eugène Van Roosbroeck at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Eugène Van Roosbroeck at ProCyclingStats
- Eugène Van Roosbroeck at Olympics.com
- Eugène Van Roosbroeck at Olympedia
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