Henry Kaltenbrunn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Henry Kaltenbrunn

cyclist

Date of Birth: 15-May-1897

Place of Birth: Vryburg, North West, South Africa

Date of Death: 15-Feb-1971

Profession: sport cyclist

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Henry Kaltenbrunn

  • Henry Kaltenbrun Henry Gustaves Kaltenbrun (15 May 1897 in Vryburg – 15 February 1971) was a top South African cyclist from the 1920s In the 1920 Summer Olympics, Henry Kaltenbrun won the 100-mile Men's Road Race but was only awarded the Silver Medal after an appeal by Swedish competitor Stenquist claimed he had lost 4 minutes at a railway crossing.
  • Kaltenbrun went on to win a Bronze in the 4000m Team Pursuit with C.
  • Walker, W.R.
  • Smith (who together also got Bronze in the tandem) and H.W.
  • Goosen.
  • Kaltenbrun also represented South Africa at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Henry Kaltenbrun and G.B.
  • Thursfield, were the only two cyclists who toured Australia and New Zealand in 1921 and 1922 as part of a Springbok team of athletes and cyclists.
  • On this tour Kaltenbrun won a total of 21 cycling races and broke 4 records while Thursfield won 13 cycling races and broke 3 records . In 1921, Kaltenbrun won the South African quarter-mile, half-mile, 1-mile, 5-mile and 10-mile track championships.
  • He repeated the 1-mile and 5-mile one in 1923 and again the a half-mile and 1-mile in 1924.
  • According to W Jowett's records, Kaltenbrun only won one Natal title, the 5-mile in 1921.
  • (Source: W Jowett: Centenary) Kaltenburg must have won many other South African and Natal road races during those years.

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