Raymon van der Biezen (born 14 January 1987, in Heesch) is a Dutch

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beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 11, 2008 Van der Biezen reached the semi-final of the 2008 World Championship in

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. He qualified for the

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and the

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2008 Summer Olympics

After qualifying for

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, he was drawn into heat 2, which also included 2007 World Champion Kyle Bennett of the

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and 2008 World Championships silver medalist Sifiso Nhlapo of

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. After the three races he was 3rd in the group with 10 points, behind only Nhlapo and

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's Artūrs Matisons, qualifying for the semifinals. He won the second race in the group. He was placed into semifinal 1, where he again faced Bennett, Nhlapo and Matisons along with other legends of the sport such as multiple

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medalist and best qualifier Mike Day (United States). He won the third of the three races, but poor results in races 1 and 2 left him 1 point short of qualifying for the final. He was ranked 9th overall.

2012 Summer Olympics

He again qualified four years later for

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, and set the fastest time in the seeding run, almost half a second clear of a field which included former World Champions Joris Daudet (

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) and

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(

) and 2012 World Champion Sam Willoughby (

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). He placed 4th in the final.

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* 1987 births Living people Dutch male cyclists Dutch BMX riders Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for the Netherlands People from Bernheze Cyclists from North Brabant 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-1980s-stub

2008 Summer Olympics

2012 Summer Olympics

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