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Preben Isaksson

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Name
  
Preben Isaksson

Role
  
Cyclist


Height
  
1.83 m

Weight
  
73 kg

Born
  
22 January 1943 Copenhagen, Denmark (
1943-01-22
)

Died
  
December 27, 2008, Greve Municipality, Denmark

Olympic medals
  
Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit

Preben Isaksson (22 January 1943 – 27 December 2008) was a Danish cyclist. He won a bronze medal in the 4000 m individual pursuit at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and placed fifth with a team.

In 1961 Isaksson won the national pursuit title and reached the quarter-finals at the world championships. He won two team medals at the world championships in 1962–63 and an individual bronze medal in 1965; in 1964 he crashed during a qualification round. He retired in 1967 with a tally of seven national pursuit titles.

References

Preben Isaksson Wikipedia