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Eugène Van Roosbroeck (13 May 1928 – 28 March 2018) was a Belgian
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). He won a gold medal in team road race at the 1948 Summer Olympics in
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, together with Lode Wouters and
Leon De Lathouwer Leon De Lathouwer (19 September 1929 – 7 August 2008) was a Belgian road cyclist. He won a gold medal in the team road race at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, together with Lode Wouters and Eugène Van Roosbroeck, and placed fourth in ind ...
. 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.


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* 1928 births 2018 deaths Cyclists from Antwerp Belgian male cyclists Cyclists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Belgium Olympic gold medalists for Belgium Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics {{Belgium-Olympic-medalist-stub