Leo Sterckx
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| Born | 16 July 1936 Antwerp, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 March 2023 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||
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Leo Sterckx (16 July 1936 – 4 March 2023) was a Belgian cyclist. He competed for Belgium at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the individual sprint event where he finished in second place.[1] In 1960 he won the International Champion of Champions sprint at Herne Hill velodrome.[2]
Sterckx died on 4 March 2023, at the age of 86.[3]
References
- ↑ "Leo Sterckx Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ "Cyclisme: Leo Sterckx, médaillé d'argent aux JO 1960, est décédé à l'âge de 86 ans". Le Soir (in French). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "Leo Sterckx". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
Categories:
- 1936 births
- 2023 deaths
- Belgian male cyclists
- Olympic cyclists for Belgium
- Olympic silver medalists for Belgium
- Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in cycling
- Cyclists from Antwerp
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Belgian sportsmen
- Belgian Olympic medalist stubs
- Belgian cycling biography, 1930s birth stubs