John Dean (cyclist)

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John Dean
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Born (1947-12-22) 22 December 1947 (age 75)
New Plymouth, New Zealand

John Dean (born 22 December 1947) is a New Zealand former cyclist. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]

He won the overall sportsperson of the year award at the Taranaki Sports Awards in 1966 and was named the 1967 Road Cyclist of the Year at the annual meeting in Wellington of the New Zealand Amateur Cycling Association. [2] Dean also won the New Zealand National Road Race Championships in 1967.

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References

  1. "John Dean Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  2. Garcia, Denis (24 January 2018). "Fifty years ago today: Tegel comes to town". Stuff. Retrieved 3 March 2022.