Jan Pijnenburg
Dutch racing cyclist
Died when: 73 years 290 days (885 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
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.
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