René Pijnen
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Marinus "René" Augustinus Josephus Pijnen (born 3 September 1946) is a Dutch former racing cyclist.
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Full name | Marinus Augustinus Josephus Pijnen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | René | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1946-09-03) 3 September 1946 (age 77) Woensdrecht, the Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Retired | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Track and road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider type | Six-day / Madison race | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He became Olympic champion in the 100 km team time-trial in the 1968 Summer Olympics with Joop Zoetemelk, Fedor den Hertog and Jan Krekels; he finished fifth in the individual road race.[1]