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Henk Faanhof
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Henk Faanhof

also known as Henk Faanhof

Born
29 August 1922
Died
27 January 2015
Age
92 years
Resting places
Athletes Famous people, Netherlands Countries

Biography

Hendrikus Jacobus (Henk) Faanhof (Amsterdam, 29 augustus 1922 – aldaar, 27 januari 2015) was een Nederlands wielrenner die in 1948 namens zijn vaderland deelnam aan de Olympische Spelen van Londen.

Faanhof was een gevreesd sprinter die in de jaren 50 deel uitmaakte van de succesvolle Nederlandse ploeg van Kees Pellenaars. Zijn mooiste overwinning behaalde hij in de Tour de France van 1954. Na een etappe van 350 kilometer was hij de snelste op de wielerbaan van Bordeaux.

Trivia

Henk Faanhof was als bekende Amsterdammer lijstduwer en stemmentrekker op de Gemeenteraadsverkiezingenlijsten van de lokale partij Mokum Mobiel, Partij voor de Burger, tegen het gemeentelijke parkeerbeleid en voor het behoud van mobiliteit.

Samen met wielrenner Hein van Breenen nam hij het lied "Op mijn fietsie" op. Het nummer werd geschreven door Kees Pruis en Louis Noiret en uitgebracht op grammofoonplaat door Omega.

Source: Wikipedia, available under the licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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