Pierre Nihant (5 April 1925 – 12 January 1993) was a Belgian

cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

. He was born in Trembleur (part of

Blegny Blegny (, before 2001: Blégny; wa, Blegné) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Liège Province, province of liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Blegny had a total population of 12,799. The total area is 2 ...

), in the Province of

Liège Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from b ...

. He won a silver medal in the 1000m time trial at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

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* * * 1925 births 1993 deaths People from Blegny Belgian male cyclists Cyclists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Belgium Olympic silver medalists for Belgium Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Liège Province 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-Olympic-medalist-stub