Levi Heimans (born 24 July 1985 in
Diemen
Diemen () is a town and municipality with a population of in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is located approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of Amsterdam's city centre, within the Amsterdam metropolitan area.
Etymology
The na ...
,
North Holland
North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...
) is a Dutch
track cyclist
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles.
History
Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ...
.
Heimans represented the Netherlands at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
in
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
where he took part in the 4 km team pursuit together with
Jens Mouris
Jens Mouris (born 12 March 1980) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist.
Born in Amsterdam, Mouris represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where he took part in the team pursuit together with John den Braber, Rob ...
,
Peter Schep
Pieter Otto ("Peter") Schep (born 8 March 1977 in Lopik, Utrecht (province), Utrecht) is a Dutch former racing cyclist, who specialized in track cycling endurance events.
Biography
Born in Lopik, Schep represented the Netherlands at the 1996 Sum ...
and
Jeroen Straathof
Johannes Nicolaas Maria ("Jeroen") Straathof (born 18 November 1972) is a retired Dutch racing cyclist and speed skater. Straathof was the first, and still the only, athlete in the world to represent his country at the Summer Olympics, the Winter ...
. They ended up in fifth position. He was also qualified for the individual pursuit but decided to focus totally on the team effort and did not start in that race. He competed in the same event at the
2008
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and
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
, finishing 5th again and then 7th.
Palmarès
![Netherlands Pursuit Start](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Netherlands_Pursuit_Start.jpg)
;2008
:3rd
2008 Dutch National Track Championships
The 2008 Dutch National Track Championships were Dutch national Championship for track cycling. The competitions took place at Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands from December 27 to December 30. Competitions were held of various trac ...
, Individual pursuit
;2009
:1st
2009 Dutch National Track Championships
The 2009 Dutch National Track Championships were Dutch national Championship for track cycling. There were separate championships for endurance and sprint disciplines. The endurance disciplines (individual pursuit, scratch race, points race and ma ...
, Individual pursuit
;2010
:3rd
2010 European Track Championships
The 2010 European Track Championships were the inaugural elite European Track Championships in track cycling and took place at the BGŻ Arena in Pruszków, Poland, between 5 and 7 November.
All ten Olympic events ( sprint, team sprint, keirin, ...
,
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
:1st
2010 Dutch National Track Championships
The 2010 Dutch National Track Championships were the Dutch national Championship for endurance and sprint disciplines for track cycling. The madison discipline took place at 16 October. The other competitions took place at Omnisport Apeldoorn in ...
, Individual pursuit
;2011
:2nd
2011 Dutch National Track Championships
The 2011 Dutch National Track Championships were the Dutch national Championship for track cycling. They took place in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands from December 27 to December 30, 2011.
Medal summary
References
External linksOfficial event w ...
, Individual pursuit
See also
*
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 ...
References
External links
Homepage Levi HeimansHeimans at the Dutch Olympic Archive*
1985 births
Living people
People from Diemen
Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists for the Netherlands
Dutch male cyclists
Dutch cyclists at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Cyclists from North Holland
20th-century Dutch people
21st-century Dutch people
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