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Bernard Leene

1903 - 1988

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Bernardus Petrus Leene (14 February 1903 – 24 November 1988) was a track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at three Summer Olympics (1928, 1932, and 1936). After having won a Gold at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands (2.000 m Tandem), he captured the silver medal eight years later in the 2000 m Tandem. He had one daughter, Antoinette, and two granddaughters, Marita and Monique. All three women were top swimmers and Monique was an Olympian, swimming for New Zealand in the 1976 Olympic games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernard Leene is the 136th most popular cyclist (up from 226th in 2019), the 652nd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 833rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Dutch Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Bernard Leene ranks 136 out of 1,613. Before him are Edward Van Dijck, Carlos Sastre, Cipriano Chemello, Marino Basso, Hippolyte Aucouturier, and Michel Pollentier. After him are André Darrigade, Giuseppe Olmo, Guy Lapébie, Francesco Camusso, Gaetano Belloni, and Vicente Trueba.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Bernard Leene ranks 215. Before him are Doca, Wim Anderiesen, Franciska Gaal, Claude Dauphin, Hamilton Luske, and René Wellek. After him are Anatoly Alexandrov, Oleg Losev, Natallia Arsiennieva, Josefina Pla, Rudolf Wolters, and Jack Oakie. Among people deceased in 1988, Bernard Leene ranks 147. Before him are Steno, Frederick Loewe, Son House, Colleen Moore, Abdulrahman Fawzi, and Fazlur Rahman Malik. After him are Hamengkubuwono IX, José Dolhem, Emeric Pressburger, Iosif Grigulevich, Jan Brzák-Felix, and Plácido Galindo.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Bernard Leene ranks 652 out of 1,646. Before him are Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh (null), Willy den Ouden (1918), Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp (1594), Boudewijn Zenden (1976), Willem Piso (1611), and Anouk (1975). After him are Neelie Kroes (1941), Paulus Bor (1601), Frederik van Eeden (1860), Willem Roelofs (1822), Gerrie Knetemann (1951), and Dirck Barendsz (1534).

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Among CYCLISTS In Netherlands

Among cyclists born in Netherlands, Bernard Leene ranks 9. Before him are Hennie Kuiper (1949), Adri van der Poel (1959), Jan Raas (1952), Jan de Vries (1944), Arie den Hartog (1941), and Gerben Karstens (1942). After him are Gerrie Knetemann (1951), Peter Post (1933), Gerrit Voorting (1923), René Pijnen (1946), Harm Ottenbros (1943), and Joseph Bruyère (1948).

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