Charles Rampelberg

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Charles Rampelberg Road cycling
To person
Date of birth October 11, 1909
date of death March 18, 1982
nation FranceFrance France
discipline Track cycling
Most important successes
Olympic Summer Games
1932 bronze- 1000 meter time trial
Last update: May 3, 2014

Charles Rampelberg (born October 11, 1909 in Tourcoing , † March 18, 1982 in Perthes ) was a French track cyclist and entrepreneur.

Charles Rampelberg came from Nord-Pas-de-Calais , a region in northern France known for its textile industry. He was born in Tourcoing and grew up in the neighboring community of Halluin . His ancestors came from Belgium .

In 1932, Charles Rampelberg started at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles and won the bronze medal in the 1000 meter time trial with a time of 1: 13.3 minutes. In 1931 and 1933 he took second place as an amateur at the renowned sprint competition Grand Prix de Paris , in 1933 he won the Grand Prix Cyclo-Sport de Vitesse , and in 1935 he was the French sprint runner-up in the junior class.

At the beginning of the Second World War , Rampelberg stayed in Australia , stayed there and raced as a professional for the Australian team Malvern Star . In 1941 he started the six days in Sydney and finished second with the Australian Hugh Smith .

After a fall in which he suffered severe head injuries, Rampelberg ended his cycling career and opened a French delicatessen shop in Australia as a traiteur-charcutier . After the war he returned to France and together with his brother, the artist Emile Rampelberg , ran a studio for haute couture fabrics in Paris , which became one of the most important in Europe. Emile was responsible for the artistic work, Charles for the sales.

Charles Rampelberg suffered a stroke on the way back from a business trip to Spain and died 18 months later in his home in Perthes.

Individual evidence

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  9. Emile Rampelberg. lumieredesarts.pagesperso-orange.fr, accessed on May 4, 2014 (French).