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Norwegian cyclist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leif Flengsrud (18 September 1922 – 24 August 2009) was a Norwegian cyclist.
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Born | Vang, Hedmark, Norway | 18 September 1922
Died | 24 August 2009 86) Vang, Hedmark, Norway | (aged
He was born in Vang, Hedmark and represented the club Hamar IL. He participated in the 1948 Summer Olympics but did not finish the road race.[1] He was the first Olympic cyclist from his region.[2] He also competed in the World Championships in the same year.[3]
His father Olaf and brother Oddvar were cyclists as well.[4] His father had opened a bike shop in 1920, and Flengsrud later spent his working life in this shop. He also continued as a hobby sportsman well into his seventies and eighties.[2][3] He died in August 2009 in Hamar.[5]
Event | Team | Result | Sport |
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London 1948 | Norway | DNF | Road Race, Individual |
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