Johannes "Jan" Leonardus Maas (17 June 1900 – 5 September 1977) was a Dutch
racing cyclist
Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...
who competed in the
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...
and in the
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...
.
In 1924 he was part of the Dutch pursuit team which was eliminated in the first round of the
team pursuit event. As a member of the Dutch road racing team he finished sixth in the
team road race, after finishing 19th in the
individual road race.
Four years later he won the silver medal as part of the Dutch pursuit team.
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 co ...
References
External links
Databaseolympics.com
1900 births
1977 deaths
Dutch male cyclists
Dutch track cyclists
Olympic cyclists for the Netherlands
Cyclists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
People from Steenbergen
Olympic medalists in cycling
Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Cyclists from North Brabant
20th-century Dutch sportsmen
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