Laurens Meintjes (9 June 1868 – 30 March 1941) was a South African track cyclist and winner of the inaugural stayers contest at the 1893 ICA Track Cycling World Championships in Chicago.[1][2][3] This victory made him the first African to win a world championship. Meintjes was born in Aberdeen and died in Potgietersrust.
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| Full name | Laurens Smitz Meintjies | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 June 1868 Aberdeen, Cape Colony | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 March 1941 (aged 72) Potgietersrust, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Endurance | ||||||||||||||
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