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 The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. 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."Track Cycling World Championships 2012 to 1893"
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''die Radsport Seiten'' He retired in 1965 after a serious back injury during training. In 1946–1947, he was a successful

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, 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. He is married to Liane and had a son who died in 2001.Gewezen wereldkampioen stayeren Paul Depaepe wordt 80
''Antwerpensportmagazine'', (2011)

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1931 births Living people Belgian male cyclists Cyclists from Antwerp Olympic cyclists for Belgium Cyclists at the 1952 Summer Olympics UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) Belgian track cyclists Pacemakers {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1930s-stub