Willy Falck Hansen (4 April 1906 – 18 March 1978) was a Danish
track cyclist
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles.
History
Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ...
who won a silver medal at the
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...
with
Edmund Hansen and gold and bronze medals at the
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...
.
References
External links
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Villy Hansen at databaseOlympics.com*
1906 births
1978 deaths
Danish male cyclists
Olympic gold medalists for Denmark
Olympic silver medalists for Denmark
Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark
Olympic cyclists for Denmark
Cyclists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists in cycling
Olympic silver medalists in cycling
Olympic bronze medalists in cycling
Sportspeople from Helsingør
Cyclists from the Capital Region of Denmark
Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men)
Danish track cyclists
20th-century Danish sportsmen
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