August Prosenik (25 April 1916 – 22 July 1975) was a Yugoslav amateur road cyclist. He competed in the individual and team events at the

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and

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and placed 12th individually in 1936. He won the

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in 1946 and the

Peace Race The Peace Race (german: Friedensfahrt, cs, Závod míru, sk, Preteky mieru, russian: Велогонка Мира (), pl, Wyścig Pokoju , french: Course de la Paix, it, Corsa della Pace, ro, Cursa Păcii) was an annual multiple stage bicycl ...

in 1948.August Prosenik
cyclingarchives.com Prosenik grew up in a poor family, as his father became disabled after a mining accident. In 1930 he moved to Zagreb and worked there as a workshop mechanic and then as a car mechanic. After retiring from competitions he became a cycling coach and a sports administrator.ŽIVLJENJEPISI SLOVENCEV V HRVAŠKEM ŠPORTU
slovenci-zagreb.hr (2014). pp. 81–84

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1916 births 1975 deaths Yugoslav male cyclists Olympic cyclists of Yugoslavia Cyclists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1948 Summer Olympics People from the Municipality of Brežice {{Yugoslavia-cycling-bio-stub