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Jan Pijnenburg

1906 - 1979

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Johannes "Jan" Baptist Norbertus Pijnenburg (15 February 1906 – 2 December 1979) was a Dutch track cyclist who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal as part of the Dutch pursuit team. After the Olympics he turned professional and won six-day races in Dortmund (1931, 1932), Berlin (1931), Amsterdam (1932, 1933), Brussels (1932–1934), Paris (1932, 1934), Chicago (1932), Frankfurt (1933), Stuttgart (1933), Antwerp (1934, 1937), Rotterdam (1936) and Copenhagen (1936). Honored by several people, retired in September 1940. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Pijnenburg is the 291st most popular cyclist (up from 352nd in 2019), the 889th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 987th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Dutch Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Jan Pijnenburg ranks 291 out of 1,613. Before him are Michael Rasmussen, Gordon Thomas, Pascal Hervé, Richard Virenque, Dag Otto Lauritzen, and Gunnar Asmussen. After him are Wout van Aert, Simon Yates, Alessandro Petacchi, Gregor Braun, Giuseppe Beghetto, and Józef Lange.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Jan Pijnenburg ranks 373. Before him are Dunc Gray, Buddy Adler, Pat O'Callaghan, Toni Ulmen, Vera Maretskaya, and Jorge Góngora. After him are Sara Sadíqova, Paul Creston, Leo Halle, Mary Brian, Dragoslav Mihajlović, and Stefan Andres. Among people deceased in 1979, Jan Pijnenburg ranks 239. Before him are Van McCoy, Fred Akuffo, Hans Liesche, Heinz Pollay, Beatrice Hicks, and John Norton. After him are Hans Scherfig, Ben Lyon, Elizabeth Ryan, Wálter Guimarães, Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi, and Barnes Wallis.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan Pijnenburg ranks 889 out of 1,646. Before him are Rob Witschge (1966), Diederik Korteweg (1848), Sylvia Hoeks (1983), André Ooijer (1974), Bart Berman (1938), and Christijan Albers (1979). After him are Afrojack (1987), J. Slauerhoff (1898), Sergiño Dest (2000), Wim Lagendaal (1909), Martin Garrix (1996), and Bobbi Eden (1980).

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Among CYCLISTS In Netherlands

Among cyclists born in Netherlands, Jan Pijnenburg ranks 16. Before him are Gerrie Knetemann (1951), Peter Post (1933), Gerrit Voorting (1923), René Pijnen (1946), Harm Ottenbros (1943), and Joseph Bruyère (1948). After him are Steven Rooks (1960), Johan van der Velde (1956), Erik Breukink (1964), Annemiek van Vleuten (1982), Peter Winnen (1957), and Marianne Vos (1987).

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