Twan van Gendt (born 9 June 1992 in
's-Hertogenbosch
s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...
) is a Dutch racing
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 ...
who represents the Netherlands in
BMX. He was selected to represent the Netherlands at the
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 ...
in the
men's BMX event,
where he placed 5th in the final. In June 2015, he competed in the
inaugural European Games, for
the Netherlands
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in
cycling
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 ...
, more specifically, Men's BMX. He earned a silver medal.
Twan competed at the
2016 Summer Olympic Games
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in the
men's BMX competition, where he placed 9th.
After the 2016 Olympic Games, Twan battled with a knee injury in 2017 and didn't compete for 5 months. He returned to competition in 2018 and became World Champion in 2019.
Twan is also a National Record holder in the Powerlifting discipline Deadlift in the weight category until 85 kg.
See also
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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 ...
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1992 births
Living people
BMX riders
Dutch male cyclists
Olympic cyclists of the Netherlands
Cyclists at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
European Games silver medalists for the Netherlands
European Games medalists in cycling
Cyclists at the 2015 European Games
Sportspeople from 's-Hertogenbosch
Cyclists from North Brabant
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