Preben Isaksson (22 January 1943 – 27 December 2008) was a Danish

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. He won a bronze medal in the 4000 m individual pursuit at the

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, and placed fifth with a team. In 1961 Isaksson won the national pursuit title and reached the quarter-finals at the world championships. He won two team medals at the world championships in 1962–63 and an individual bronze medal in 1965; in 1964 he crashed during a qualification round. He retired in 1967 with a tally of seven national pursuit titles.Preben Isaksson
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1943 births 2008 deaths Danish male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Denmark Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark Cyclists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in cycling Cyclists from Copenhagen Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-cycling-bio-stub