Léon De Lathouwer

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Léon De Lathouwer (born September 19, 1929 in Wetteren , † August 7, 2008 in Kalken, Laarne ) was a Belgian cyclist and   Olympic champion in cycling .

Athletic career

He was a participant in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London , where he won the gold medal in the team classification of the road race with Lode Wouters and Eugène Van Roosbroeck . He finished fourth in the Olympic road race in Jose Beyaert's victory . Also in 1948 he won the Tour of Belgium for amateurs .

In 1949 he won the Belgian championship in road racing for amateurs .

In 1950 he became independent , winning a stage of the Tour of Belgium for independents (which was held separately at the time). From 1952 to 1959 he was active as a professional driver. He got his first contract with Cyrille Van Hauwaert's cycling team . He has won the Flanders championship several times , as well as a number of smaller road races.

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SURNAME De Lathouwer, Leon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES De Lathouwer, Leon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH September 19, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Wetteren
DATE OF DEATH August 7, 2008
Place of death Limes, Laarne