Adrianus Jacobus "Janus" Braspennincx (5 March 1903 in
Zundert
Zundert () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and town in the south of the Netherlands bordering Belgium, in the province of North Brabant.
Zundert is the birthplace of Post-impressionism, post-impressionist painter Vincent va ...
– 7 January 1977 in
Breda
Breda () is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from ''brede Aa'' ('wide Aa' or 'broad Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. Breda has ...
) was a Dutch
racing cyclist
Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing ...
who competed in the
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...
.
In the 1928 Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal as part of the Dutch
pursuit team. He finished ninth in the
team road race as a member of the Dutch road racing team, after finishing 27th in the
individual road race .
See also
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List of Dutch Olympic cyclists
This is a list of all Dutch cyclists who competed at the Summer Olympics. As of 2012 events in four cycling disciplines ( BMX, mountain biking, road cycling, and track cycling) have been contested at the Summer Olympics. Dutch cyclist did not com ...
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1903 births
1977 deaths
Dutch male cyclists
Dutch track cyclists
Olympic cyclists for the Netherlands
Cyclists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
Cyclists from Zundert
Olympic medalists in cycling
Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Breda
Cyclists from North Brabant
20th-century Dutch people
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