Henk Nijdam (26 August 1935 – 30 April 2009) was a Dutch road and track cyclist. His sporting career began with Fortuna Zundert. On track, he finished in fifth place in the 4 km team pursuit at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

. He also won a gold and a bronze medals in the individual pursuit at world championships in 1962 and 1963. His best achievements on the road were winning the

Olympia's Tour The Olympia's Tour is a cycling stage race held in the Netherlands. History A.S.C. Olympia was founded in Amsterdam on 27 November 1898. It ran one-day races but wanted a race through all the Netherlands. The first Olympia's Tour was in 1909, wi ...

in 1964 and two stages of the

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in 1964 and 1966. Nijdam was the father of cyclist

Jelle Nijdam Jelle Nijdam (born 16 August 1963) is a Dutch former professional road cyclist. Nijdam turned professional after the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He participated in the Tour de France 10 times, winning six stages and wearing the yellow j ...

Major results

;1960 : National Track Pursuit Championship ;1961 : Amateur World Track Pursuit Championship :Ronde van Midden-Nederland ;1962 : World Track Pursuit Championship :

;1964 :

: ::Winner stage 6 :Oirschot :Made ;1965 :Maarheeze :Mijl van Mares :Kwaadmechelen ;1966 :Eeklo : National Track Pursuit Championship :

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:Ulvenhout :Valkenswaard :

: ::Winner stage 20 :

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...

: ::Winner stages 8, 10B and 16 ;1967 :Beervelde : National Track Pursuit Championship :

: ::Winner stage 12 ;1968 :Essen :Kortenhoef :Rijkevorsel

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* 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 for the Netherlands Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Groningen (province) Dutch track cyclists 20th-century Dutch sportsmen 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-stub

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