Herman Ponsteen

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Herman Ponsteen
Herman Ponsteen 1976.jpg
Herman Ponsteen in 1976
Personal information
Full nameHerman Ponsteen
Born (1953-03-27) 27 March 1953 (age 72)
Hellendoorn, the Netherlands
Team information
Discipline Track
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1976 Montreal 4.000m Individual Pursuit
Herman Ponsteen, 1977 Herman Ponsteen 1977.jpg
Herman Ponsteen, 1977

Herman Ponsteen (born 27 March 1953 in Hellendoorn, Overijssel) is a retired track cyclist from the Netherlands. He represented his native country at two Summer Olympics, at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany and 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. [1]

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At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's 4,000m Individual Pursuit. [2]

Major results

Road

1977
1st Stage 8 Olympia's Tour

Track

1976
2nd Silver medal olympic.svg Individual pursuit, Olympic Games [3]

See also

References

  1. Hood, Edmond (12 April 2018). "Retro Talk: Track Champion Herman Ponsteen". PezCycling News.
  2. "Herman Ponsteen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  3. "Summer Olympics history - Cycling". www.espn.com.