Ko Willems
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Full name | Jacobus Matheus Willems |
Date of birth | October 27, 1900 |
date of death | September 28, 1983 |
nation | Netherlands |
discipline | Train , road |
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Current team | ASV Olympia |
function | driver |
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Last update: January 27, 2013 |
Jacobus Matheus "Ko" Willems (born October 27, 1900 in Amsterdam ; † September 28, 1983 there ) was a Dutch cyclist .
In 1924, Ko Willems, who had previously won two national titles among the amateurs, won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Paris on the Vincennes Velodrome over 50 kilometers ( Scratch ). He succeeded in this victory, although he was still in ninth place on the previous lap, but was able to decide the race for himself with a brilliant sprint. His team-mate Jan Maas , who had previously attacked van Drakestein on the instructions of team leader Gerard Bosch , in order to exhaust the other drivers, contributed to the victory ; the plan worked. Maas took seventh place.
From 1925 to 1932 Willems raced as a professional , but without much success. He opened a bike shop in his hometown. He was a member of the ASC Olympia , the oldest cycling club in the Netherlands, which counts numerous world champions and Olympians among its members. His son is the sailor Hans Willems , who took part in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo . He continued his father's business near the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam .
Individual evidence
literature
- Fred van Slogteren: Wielerhelden van Oranje . Nieuwegein 2003, p. 207
Web links
- sportgeschiedenis.nl
- Ko Willems in the database of Radsportseiten.net
- Ko Willems in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Film of the 1924 Olympic cycling race
- Ko Willems on wielersport.slogblog.nl
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SURNAME | Willems, Ko |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Willems, Jacobus Matheus |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1900 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |
DATE OF DEATH | September 28, 1983 |
Place of death | Amsterdam |