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Leopoldus Eduardus Theoduris "Leo" Peelen (16 July 1968 – 24 March 2017) was a Dutch track cyclist. He won the silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul in the points race.[1] The following year, he captured a bronze medal at the 1989 World Championships. Peelen became six times Dutch champion on the track (Pointsrace in 1983, 1984, 1985 (winter), Individual Pursuit 1986 and Madison 1987 and 1988).

Leo Peelen

Leo Peelen in 1988
Personal information
Born	(1968-07-16)16 July 1968 Arnhem, Netherlands
Died	24 March 2017(2017-03-24) (aged 48) Apeldoorn, the Netherlands
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track cycling
Medal record Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Points Race

He was the chairman of the organization of the yearly time trial and cycling festival in Beek.[2] He was one of the 66 riders who participated in the first Alpe d'HuZes when he climbed the Alpe d'Huez six times on 6 June 2006.[3] They fundraised €400,000 for the Dutch Cancer Society during that event.[4]

On 24 March 2017, Peelen died unexpectedly at the age of 48.[5]

See also

• List of Dutch Olympic cyclists

References

На других языках

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[de] Leo Peelen

Leopoldus Eduardus Theoduris „Leo“ Peelen (* 16. Juli 1968 in Arnhem; † 24. März 2017 in Apeldoorn)[1] war ein niederländischer Radsportler.

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- [en] Leo Peelen

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[es] Leo Peelen

Leopoldus Eduardus Theoduris Peelen –conocido como Leo Peelen– (Arnhem, 16 de julio de 1968–Apeldoorn, 24 de marzo de 2017) fue un deportista neerlandés que compitió en ciclismo en la modalidad de pista, especialista en la prueba de puntuación.[1]

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[fr] Leo Peelen

Leopoldus Eduardus Theoduris Peelen, dit Leo Peelen (né le 16 juillet 1968 à Arnhem et mort le 24 mars 2017 à Apeldoorn[1]), est un coureur cycliste néerlandais.

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[it] Leo Peelen

Leopoldus Eduardus Theoduris "Leo" Peelen (Arnhem, 16 luglio 1968 – Apeldoorn, 24 marzo 2017) è stato un pistard olandese.

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[ru] Пелен, Лео

Леопольдус Эдуардус Теодурис «Лео» Пелен (нидерл. Leopoldus Eduardus Theoduris "Leo" Peelen; 16 июля 1968, Арнем — 24 марта 2017, Апелдорн) — голландский трековый велогонщик, специалист по очковым гонками. Выступал в составе национальной сборной Нидерландов в конце 1980-х годов, серебряный призёр летних Олимпийских игр в Сеуле, бронзовый призёр чемпионата мира в Лионе, шестикратный чемпион первенств национального значения.

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