Jan Pijnenburg
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Johannes "Jan" Baptist Norbertus Pijnenburg (February 15, 1906 in Tilburg
– December 2, 1979 in Tilburg) was a Dutch
track cyclist who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
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In 1928 he won the silver medal as part of the Dutch pursuit team.
Tilburg
Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout....
– December 2, 1979 in Tilburg) was a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
track cyclist who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
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In 1928 he won the silver medal as part of the Dutch pursuit team.