Laurens Meintjes
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Full name | Laurens Smitz Meintjies | ||||||||||||||
Born | Aberdeen, Cape Colony | 9 June 1868||||||||||||||
Died | 30 March 1941 Potgietersrust, South Africa | (aged 72)||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
Rider type | Endurance | ||||||||||||||
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Laurens Meintjes (9 June 1868 – 30 March 1941) was a South African track cyclist and winner of the inaugural stayers contest at the 1893 ICA Track Cycling World Championships in Chicago.[1][2][3] This victory made him the first African to win a world championship. Meintjes was born in Aberdeen and died in Potgietersrust.
References
- ^ Van der Merwe, F.J.G. (2003). "The complete history of Laurens Smitz Meintjies (1868-1941) - Africa's first world champion". Sport in contemporary African society: 1–46.
- ^ "Laurens Smitz Meintjies' Palmares at CyclingRanking". CyclingRanking.com.
- ^ "Results ICA 100 km motor-paced Amateur World Championship 1893". CyclingRanking.com.
External links
- Laurens Meintjes at Cycling Archives
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