Henk Nijdam
Appearance
![]() Henk Nijdam in 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Henk Nijdam | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Haren (Groningen), the Netherlands | 26 August 1935|||||||||||||||||
Died | 30 April 2009 Breda, the Netherlands | (aged 73)|||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Track/Road | |||||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
Major wins | ||||||||||||||||||
World champion Track Pursuit (1962) 2 stages Tour de France | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Henk Nijdam (26 August 1935 – 30 April 2009) was a Dutch road and track cyclist. On track, he finished in fifth place in the 4 km team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1] He also won a gold and a bronze medals in the individual pursuit at world championships in 1962 and 1963.[2]
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.[2]
Nijdam was the father of cyclist Jelle Nijdam.[1]
Major results
- 1960
Netherlands National Track Pursuit Championship
- 1961
- Amateur World Track Pursuit Championship
- Ronde van Midden-Nederland
- 1962
- World Track Pursuit Championship
- Olympia's Tour
- 1964
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 6
- Oirschot
- Made
- 1965
- Maarheeze
- Mijl van Mares
- Kwaadmechelen
- 1966
- Eeklo
Netherlands National Track Pursuit Championship
- Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- Ulvenhout
- Valkenswaard
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 20
- Vuelta a España:
- Winner stages 8, 10B and 16
- 1967
- Beervelde
Netherlands National Track Pursuit Championship
- Vuelta a España:
- Winner stage 12
- 1968
- Essen
- Kortenhoef
- Rijkevorsel
See also
References
- ^ a b Henk Nijdam Archived 19 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Henk Nijdam at Cycling Archives
External links
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Categories:
- 1935 births
- 2009 deaths
- People from Haren, Groningen
- Dutch Tour de France stage winners
- Dutch Vuelta a España stage winners
- UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men)
- Olympic cyclists of the Netherlands
- Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Vuelta a España cyclists
- Tour de France cyclists
- Sportspeople from Groningen (province)
- Dutch track cyclists
- Dutch cycling biography stubs