Robert Van Lancker

Robert Van Lancker
Daniel Goens and Robert Vanlancker (right) at the 1967 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1946-12-11) 11 December 1946
Grâce-Berleur, Liège, Belgium
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportCycling
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City Tandem
World Championships
1972 Marseille Sprint
1973 San Sebastián Sprint
1968 Rome Tandem
1969 Antwerp Sprint
1971 Varese Sprint
1967 Amsterdam Tandem
1968 Rome Sprint
1974 Montreal Sprint

Robert Van Lancker[1] (born 11 December 1946) is a Belgian track cyclist who mostly competed in sprint and tandem events (together with Daniel Goens), in which he won eight medals at the world championships between 1967 and 1974.[2] At the 1968 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the tandem[3] and failed to reach the final in the individual sprint.[4] Next year he turned professional and competed until 1976.[2]

References

  1. ^ Robert Van Lancker, Cycling Archives
  2. ^ a b Robert Van Lancker. cyclingarchives.com
  3. ^ Coote, J. (1968). Olympic Report 1968: Mexico & Grenoble. Hale. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-7091-0615-9. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Robert Van Lancker". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2013.