Ronny Van Sweevelt

Ronny Van Sweevelt (3 August 1962 – 17 June 2020) was a Belgian cyclist. He competed in the individual road race event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]

Ronny Van Sweevelt
Personal information
Born(1962-08-03)3 August 1962
Hasselt, Belgium
Died17 June 2020(2020-06-17) (aged 57)
Hasselt, Belgium

In later life he became addicted to drugs. He was in the news in 2000 after a police chase in Antwerp, after a suspected drug possession. He was sentenced in 2001.[2][3]

Van Sweevelt died in Hasselt on 17 June 2020, after being in a coma which was caused by choking during a meal.[2]

Ronny was the younger brother of Valère Van Sweevelt, also a former Belgian racing cyclist who won Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1968.[4]

References
  1. "Ronny Van Sweevelt Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  2. "De tragische dood na een tragisch leven van Limburgse wielerbelofte". Het Belang van Limburg Mobile.
  3. "Rechter beveelt internering van ex-wielrenner Ronny Vansweevelt". Gazet van Antwerpen Mobile.
  4. "Van amfetamines tot zelfs politieachtervolging: voormalig wielrenner Ronny Van Sweevelt op 57-jarige leeftijd overleden". Gazet van Antwerpen. Retrieved 12 May 2021.


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