Twan van Gendt

Twan van Gendt (born 9 June 1992, 's-Hertogenbosch) is a Dutch racing cyclist who represents the Netherlands in BMX. He was selected to represent the Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event,[1] where he placed 5th in the final. In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, for the Netherlands in cycling, more specifically, Men's BMX. He earned a silver medal.

Twan van Gendt
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Sport
SportCycling
Event(s)BMX

Twan competed at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in the men's BMX competition, where he placed 9th.

After the 2016 Olympic Games, Twan battled with a knee injury in 2017 and didn't compete for 5 months. He returned to competition in 2018 and became World Champion in 2019.[2]

Twan is also a National Record holder in the Powerlifting discipline Deadlift in the weight category until 85 kg.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Men's BMX Racing". 2012 Summer Olympics. London2012.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. Bosse, Christian (23 March 2020). "Twan van Gendt". Christian Bosse.
  3. Bosse, Christian (11 October 2018). "'Be less greedy!' says Twan van Gendt – Olympic athletes interviewed Episode 1". Christian Bosse - Train Like An Olympian.
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