Daniel "Daan" van Dijk (10 May 1907 – 22 November 1986) was a Dutch
track cyclist
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles.
History
Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ...
who competed in the
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...
. He won the gold medal in the tandem event together with
Bernhard Leene.
See also
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List of Dutch Olympic cyclists
This is a list of all Dutch cyclists who competed at the Summer Olympics. As of 2012 events in four cycling disciplines (BMX, mountain biking, road cycling, and track cycling) have been contested at the Summer Olympics. Dutch cyclist did not co ...
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1907 births
1986 deaths
Cyclists from The Hague
Dutch male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for the Netherlands
Cyclists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
Olympic gold medalists in cycling
Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Dutch track cyclists
20th-century Dutch sportsmen
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