Willy Falck Hansen (4 April 1906 – 18 March 1978) was a Danish
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 ...
who won a silver medal at the
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...
with
Edmund Hansen and gold and bronze medals at 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 ...
.
References
External links
Villy Hansen's profile at databaseOlympics
1906 births
1978 deaths
Danish male cyclists
Olympic gold medalists for Denmark
Olympic silver medalists for Denmark
Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark
Olympic cyclists for Denmark
Cyclists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in cycling
People from Helsingør
Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men)
Danish track cyclists
Sportspeople from the Capital Region of Denmark
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