Paul Depaepe

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Paul Depaepe
Paul Depaepe (1957)
Personal information
Born (1931-10-12) 12 October 1931 (age 92)
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 former Belgian professional cyclist and world champion. He competed in the 4,000 metres team pursuit event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] 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.[2][3] He retired in 1965 after a serious back injury during training.[4]

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.[3] He is married to Liane and had a son who died in 2001.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Paul Depaepe Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
  2. ^ Track Cycling World Championships 2012 to 1893. bikecult.com
  3. ^ a b Paul Depaepe. radsportseiten.net
  4. ^ a b Gewezen wereldkampioen stayeren Paul Depaepe wordt 80. antwerpensportmagazine.be (2011)