Gerardus "Gerard" Kamper (born 9 August 1950) is a retired Dutch cyclist. He was part of the Dutch team that shared fifth place in the 4 km

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at the

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. He finished 84th in the 1975

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. His son

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also became professional cyclist.

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1950 births Living people Olympic cyclists for the Netherlands Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Dutch male cyclists People from Langedijk Cyclists from North Holland 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-stub

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