Arie van Vliet

Arie Gerrit van Vliet (18 March 1916 9 July 2001) was a Dutch sprint cyclist. Between 1934 and 1957, he won 13 medals at world championships, including four gold medals, and set several world records in sprint events, despite the interruption by World War II.[1] He also won a gold medal in 1000 m time trial and a silver medal in the individual sprint at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. His Olympic sprint race was obstructed by the winner, German cyclist Toni Merkens, who was however not disqualified, but merely fined for 100 German marks.[2]

Arie van Vliet
van Vliet in 1948
Personal information
Born(1916-03-18)18 March 1916
Woerden, Netherlands
Died9 July 2001(2001-07-09) (aged 85)
Woerden, Netherlands
Sport
SportCycling
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
1936 Berlin 1000m time trial
Berlin 1936 Sprint
Track World Championships
1936 ZurichAmateur sprint
1938 AmsterdamSprint
1948 AmsterdamSprint
1953 ZurichSprint
1934 LeipzigAmateur sprint
1935 BrusselsAmateur sprint
1937 CopenhagenSprint
1950 LiegeSprint
1954 CologneSprint
1957 LiegeSprint
1946 ZurichSprint
1949 CopenhagenSprint
1955 MilanSprint

See also

References

  1. Arie van Vliet. cyclingarchives.com
  2. Arie van Vliet. sports-reference.com


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