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Tiemen Groen

Tiemen Groen
Groen in 1967
Personal information
Born(1946-07-06)6 July 1946
Follega, Netherlands
Died26 October 2021(2021-10-26) (aged 75)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportCycling
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1964 Paris Individual pursuit, amateurs
Gold medal – first place 1965 San Sebastián Individual pursuit, amateurs
Gold medal – first place 1966 Frankfurt Individual pursuit, amateurs
Gold medal – first place 1967 Amsterdam Individual pursuit, professionals
UCI Road World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1966 Nürburgring Team time trial
Tiemen Groen "riding" on his back in 1967

Tiemen Groen (6 July 1946 – 26 October 2021) was a Dutch cyclist who won four consecutive world titles in the 4 km individual pursuit in 1964–1967;[1] His sporting career began with DTS Zaandam.[2] He finished fourth in this event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[3] He also won a silver medal in the team time trial at the 1966 UCI Road World Championships. He retired shortly after turning professional in 1967.[4]

Groen moved in 1995 to South Africa.[5] He died on 26 October 2021, at the age of 75.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference r3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Maaskant, Piet (1967). Wiel aan Wiel. Zwolle: La Rivière & Voorhoeve. p. 154.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference r1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference r2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b "Fries wielerfenomeen Tiemen Groen uit Follega is anderhalve week geleden in stilte overleden | In memoriam". Friesch Dagblad.
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