Preben Isaksson (22 January 1943 – 27 December 2008) was a Danish

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 won a bronze medal in the 4000 m individual pursuit at the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

, and placed fifth with a team. In 1961 Isaksson won the national pursuit title and reached the quarter-finals at the world championships. He won two team medals at the world championships in 1962–63 and an individual bronze medal in 1965; in 1964 he crashed during a qualification round. He retired in 1967 with a tally of seven national pursuit titles.Preben Isaksson
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1943 births 2008 deaths Danish male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Denmark Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark Cyclists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in cycling Cyclists from Copenhagen Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics {{Denmark-cycling-bio-stub