Preben Isaksson

Preben Isaksson
Kjell Rodian and Preben Isaksson (right) in 1964
Personal information
Born (1943-01-22)22 January 1943
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died 27 December 2008(2008-12-27) (aged 65)
Greve, Denmark
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Team information
Discipline Track
Amateur team(s)
1961–67 CK Fix, Rødovre
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo Individual pursuit
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
1962 MilanTeam pursuit
1963 RocourtTeam pursuit
1965 San SebastiánIndividual 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.[1]

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.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Preben Isaksson Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Preben Isaksson. cyclingarchives.com
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