Leon De Lathouwer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Olympic cyclist
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Place of Birth: Wetteren, Flemish Region, Belgium
About Leon De Lathouwer
- Leon De Lathouwer (19 September 1929 – 7 August 2008) was a Belgian road cyclist.
- He won a gold medal in the team road race at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, together with Lode Wouters and Eugène Van Roosbroeck, and placed fourth in individual road race.
- The same year he won the Tour of Belgium as amateur.
- In the early 1950s he turned professional and won several local races before retiring in 1959.
- He was the Flemish champion in 1948, 1949, 1953 and 1955.
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