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Twan van Gendt
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Twan van Gendt in 2019
Personal information
Born9 June 1992 (1992-06-09) (age 31)
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Team information
Current team Netherlands
DisciplineBMX
RoleRider
Medal record
Men's BMX racing
Representing  Netherlands
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku Men's BMX

Twan van Gendt (born 9 June 1992 in 's-Hertogenbosch) is a Dutch racing cyclist who represents the Netherlands in BMX. He was selected to represent the Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event,[1] where he placed 5th in the final. In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, for the Netherlands in cycling, more specifically, Men's BMX. He earned a silver medal.

Twan competed at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in the men's BMX competition, where he placed 9th.[citation needed]

After the 2016 Olympic Games, Twan battled with a knee injury in 2017 and didn't compete for 5 months. He returned to competition in 2018 and became World Champion in 2019.[2]

Twan is also a National Record holder in the Powerlifting discipline Deadlift in the weight category until 85 kg.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Men's BMX Racing". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. ^ Bosse, Christian (23 March 2020). "Twan van Gendt". Christian Bosse.
  3. ^ Bosse, Christian (11 October 2018). "'Be less greedy!' says Twan van Gendt – Olympic athletes interviewed Episode 1". Christian Bosse – Train Like An Olympian.

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