Arie van Vliet

Arie Gerrit van Vliet (18 March 1916 – 9 July 2001) was a Dutch sprint cyclist. Between 1934 and 1957, he won 13 medals at world championships, including four gold medals, and set several world records in sprint events, despite the interruption by World War II.[1] He also won a gold medal in 1000 m time trial and a silver medal in the individual sprint at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. His Olympic sprint race was obstructed by the winner, German cyclist Toni Merkens, who was however not disqualified, but merely fined for 100 German marks.[2]

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Vliet, not Vliet.
Arie van Vliet
van Vliet in 1948
Personal information
Born(1916-03-18)18 March 1916
Woerden, Netherlands
Died9 July 2001(2001-07-09) (aged 85)
Woerden, Netherlands
Sport
SportCycling
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin 1000m time trial
Silver medal – second place 1936 BerlinSprint
Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place1936 ZurichAmateur sprint
Gold medal – first place1938 AmsterdamSprint
Gold medal – first place1948 AmsterdamSprint
Gold medal – first place1953 ZurichSprint
Silver medal – second place1934 LeipzigAmateur sprint
Silver medal – second place1935 BrusselsAmateur sprint
Silver medal – second place1937 CopenhagenSprint
Silver medal – second place1950 LiegeSprint
Silver medal – second place1954 CologneSprint
Silver medal – second place1957 LiegeSprint
Bronze medal – third place1946 ZurichSprint
Bronze medal – third place1949 CopenhagenSprint
Bronze medal – third place1955 MilanSprint

See also

References
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