Wedell Poul Østergaard

Wedell Poul Østergaard (born May 7, 1924 in Gentofte ; † March 21, 1995 ibid) is a former Danish cyclist and national cycling champion .

Athletic career

Østergaard (in German media also Oestergaard) won the 1949 Danish championship in the amateur road race ahead of Christian Pedersen . In 1950 and 1952 he was runner-up in each case. He made seven international peace trips for Denmark , more often than any other Dane. His best result on the tour was 15th in 1950 . In 1952 he was a participant in the Summer Olympics in Helsinki . When André Noyelle won , he was 37th in the Olympic road race. His team took 6th place. He started for the club CC Gladsaxe .

Web links

Wedell Poul Østergaard in the Radsportseiten.net database

Wedell Poul Østergaard in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

↑ Maik Märtin: 50 years of Course de la Paix . Agency Construct, Leipzig 1998, p. 250 .
↑ Cycling stars. In: cyclingstars.dk. Retrieved April 20, 2020 (Danish).

personal data
SURNAME	Østergaard, Wedell Poul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Oestergaard, Wedell Poul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Danish cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	May 7, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gentofte
DATE OF DEATH	March 21, 1995
Place of death	Gentofte

[1] Maik Märtin: 50 years of Course de la Paix . Agency Construct, Leipzig 1998, p. 250 .

[cyclings-Cyclings-2] Cycling stars. In: cyclingstars.dk. Retrieved April 20, 2020 (Danish).