Niels Fredborg
 Niels Fredborg in 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 October 1946 Odder, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Aarhus Bane – Klub, Århus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Niels Christian Fredborg (born 28 October 1946) is a Danish retired track cyclist. He competed at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics in the sprint and 1 km time trial events, winning a silver, a gold and a bronze medal in the time trial in 1968, 1972 and 1976, respectively. In 1972 he was Denmark's only Olympic medalist.[1]
At the Track Cycling World Championships, Fredborg won the 1 km time trial in 1967, 1968 and 1970. In 1969 he won the International Champion of Champions sprint at Herne Hill velodrome.
References
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- ↑ Niels Fredborg. sports-reference.com
External links
[edit]- Niels Fredborg Archived 24 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. arosfame.dk
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