Eugène Van Roosbroeck (13 May 1928 – 28 March 2018) was a Belgian racing cyclist from Noorderwijk (Antwerp province). He won a gold medal in team road race at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, together with Lode Wouters and Leon De Lathouwer.[1][2]
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| Born | 13 May 1928 Noorderwijk, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 March 2018 (aged 89) Noorderwijk, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After that Olympic race, the Belgian cyclists were not aware that there was a team competition, and returned to Belgium, missing the medal ceremony. Many years later, Van Roosbroeck heard that André Nelis was given a copy of his lost medal, and requested the Belgian Olympic Committee to get the medal that he never received, and was given one in 2010.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Eugène Van Roosbroeck". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Belgische goudenmedaillewinnaar van Spelen 1948 overleden" [Belgian golden medal winner of Games 1948 passed away]. Sporza (in Dutch). 29 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Eugeen Van Roosbroeck krijgt na 62 jaar zijn gouden medaille" [Eugeen Van Roosbroeck gets his golden medal after 62 years]. De Morgen (in Dutch). 4 June 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
External links
edit- Eugène Van Roosbroeck at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Eugène Van Roosbroeck at ProCyclingStats
- Eugène Van Roosbroeck at Olympics.com
- Eugène Van Roosbroeck at Olympedia
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