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Ko Willems

Ko Willems

Dutch cyclist (1900–1983)

Jacobus "Ko" Matheus Willems (27 October 1900 – 28 September 1983) was a track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[1] There he won the gold medal in the 50 km track race.[2]

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In that Olympic race, Willems worked together with Jan Maas. Maas kept attacking from the tenth kilometer, and the other cyclists spent energy trying to reach him. In the end, 15 cyclists remained, and Willems, who was the better sprinter, won the race.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Ko Willems". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Ko Willems Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  3. [3]
    Jeroen Heijmans (2 July 2007) Het vierde goud voor Nederland op de Olympische Spelen van 1924 kwam op naam van baanwielrenner Ko Willems. De Amsterdammer won de 50 km-race, een onderdeel dat in Parijs voor het laatst op de olympische agenda voorkwam. Archived 27 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine sportgeschiedenis.nl (in Dutch)
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