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Born | Deurne, Belgium | 12 October 1931||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul Depaepe (born 12 October 1931) is a Belgian former professional cyclist and world champion. He competed in the 4,000 metres team pursuit event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. [1] He competed in motor-paced racing in the professionals category and won the European championships in 1961–1963 and the world championships in 1957; he finished in second place in the world championships in 1961–1963. [2] [3] He retired in 1965 after a serious back injury during training. [4]
In 1946–1947, he was a successful cross country runner, but changed to cycling. As a road cyclist, he competed in 23 six-day races, with the best result of second place in the race of Antwerp in 1959. [3]
He is married to Liane and had a son who died in 2001. [4]