Peder Pedersen (cyclist)
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Born | (1945-11-03)3 November 1945 Syddanmark, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 9 January 2015(2015-01-09) (aged 69) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider type | Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1964–1974 | Odense Cykelbane Klub, Dansk Bicycle Club, Gentofte | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peder Pedersen (3 November 1945 – 9 January 2015)[1] was a Danish track cyclist who won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1968 Olympics. He also competed in the sprint at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the final.[2] He was selected at the Olympic flag bearer for Denmark in 1972.[3]
Pedersen won two medals in the sprint at the amateur world championships in 1969–70. After the 1972 Olympics he turned professional and won the 1974 world sprint title, finishing second in 1975. Domestically he held 11 Danish titles, mostly in the sprint.[4] After retiring from competitions he coached the national cycling team in 1977–92. He was also a board member of the Danish Cycling Union in 1977–90 and served as its president in 1991–2005. From 1993 to 1997 he was a board member of the Union Cycliste Internationale. Pedersen was a policeman by profession, and at some point in his life headed the traffic police in Fünen.[2]
References
External links
- Peder Pedersen at Cycling Archives
- Peder Pedersen at CycleBase
- Peder Pedersen at Olympedia
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- 1896: Paul Bourillon (FRA)
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- 1898: George A. Banker (USA)
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- 1901: Thorvald Ellegaard (DEN)
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- 1921: Piet Moeskops (NED)
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- 1925: Ernst Kaufmann (SUI)
- 1926: Piet Moeskops (NED)
- 1927: Lucien Michard (FRA)
- 1928: Lucien Michard (FRA)
- 1929: Lucien Michard (FRA)
- 1930: Lucien Michard (FRA)
- 1931: Willy Hansen (DEN)
- 1932: Jef Scherens (BEL)
- 1933: Jef Scherens (BEL)
- 1934: Jef Scherens (BEL)
- 1935: Jef Scherens (BEL)
- 1936: Jef Scherens (BEL)
- 1937: Jef Scherens (BEL)
- 1938: Arie van Vliet (NED)
- 1939: Medal not awarded
- 1946: Jan Derksen (NED)
- 1947: Jef Scherens (BEL)
- 1948: Arie van Vliet (NED)
- 1949: Reg Harris (GBR)
- 1950: Reg Harris (GBR)
- 1951: Reg Harris (GBR)
- 1952: Oscar Plattner (SUI)
- 1953: Arie van Vliet (NED)
- 1954: Reg Harris (GBR)
- 1955: Antonio Maspes (ITA)
- 1956: Antonio Maspes (ITA)
- 1957: Jan Derksen (NED)
- 1958: Michel Rousseau (FRA)
- 1959: Antonio Maspes (ITA)
- 1960: Antonio Maspes (ITA)
- 1961: Antonio Maspes (ITA)
- 1962: Antonio Maspes (ITA)
- 1963: Sante Gaiardoni (ITA)
- 1964: Antonio Maspes (ITA)
- 1965: Giuseppe Beghetto (ITA)
- 1966: Giuseppe Beghetto (ITA)
- 1967: Patrick Sercu (BEL)
- 1968: Giuseppe Beghetto (ITA)
- 1969: Patrick Sercu (BEL)
- 1970: Gordon Johnson (AUS)
- 1971: Leijn Loevesijn (NED)
- 1972: Robert Van Lancker (BEL)
- 1973: Robert Van Lancker (BEL)
- 1974: Peder Pedersen (DEN)
- 1975: John Nicholson (AUS)
- 1976: John Nicholson (AUS)
- 1977: Koichi Nakano (JAP)
- 1978: Koichi Nakano (JAP)
- 1979: Koichi Nakano (JAP)
- 1980: Koichi Nakano (JAP)
- 1981: Koichi Nakano (JAP)
- 1982: Koichi Nakano (JAP)
- 1983: Koichi Nakano (JAP)
- 1984: Koichi Nakano (JAP)
- 1985: Koichi Nakano (JAP)
- 1986: Koichi Nakano (JAP)
- 1987: Nobuyuki Tawara (JAP)
- 1988: Stephen Pate (AUS)
- 1989: Claudio Golinelli (ITA)
- 1990: Michael Hübner (GDR)
- 1991:
Carey HallMedal not awarded - 1992: Michael Hübner (GER)
- 1993: Gary Neiwand (AUS)
- 1994: Marty Nothstein (USA)
- 1995: Darryn Hill (AUS)
- 1996: Florian Rousseau (FRA)
- 1997: Florian Rousseau (FRA)
- 1998: Florian Rousseau (FRA)
- 1999: Laurent Gané (FRA)
- 2000: Jan van Eijden (GER)
- 2001: Arnaud Tournant (FRA)
- 2002: Sean Eadie (AUS)
- 2003: Laurent Gané (FRA)
- 2004: Theo Bos (NED)
- 2005: René Wolff (GER)
- 2006: Theo Bos (NED)
- 2007: Theo Bos (NED)
- 2008: Chris Hoy (GBR)
- 2009: Grégory Baugé (FRA)
- 2010: Grégory Baugé (FRA)
- 2011: Jason Kenny (GBR)
- 2012: Grégory Baugé (FRA)
- 2013: Stefan Bötticher (GER)
- 2014: François Pervis (FRA)
- 2015: Grégory Baugé (FRA)
- 2016: Jason Kenny (GBR)
- 2017: Denis Dmitriev (RUS)
- 2018: Matthew Glaetzer (AUS)
- 2019: Harrie Lavreysen (NED)
- 2020: Harrie Lavreysen (NED)
- 2021: Harrie Lavreysen (NED)
- 2022: Harrie Lavreysen (NED)
- 2023: Harrie Lavreysen (NED)
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