Henk Nijdam, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henk Nijdam

Road bicycle racer

Date of Birth: 26-Aug-1935

Place of Birth: Haren, Groningen, Netherlands

Date of Death: 30-Apr-2009

Profession: sport cyclist, track cyclist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Henk Nijdam (26 August 1935 – 30 April 2009) was a Dutch road and track cyclist.
His sporting career began with Fortuna Zundert.
On track, he finished in fifth place in the 4 km team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
He also won a gold and a bronze medals in the individual pursuit at world championships in 1962 and 1963.His best achievements on the road were winning the Olympia's Tour in 1964 and two stages of the Tour de France in 1964 and 1966.Nijdam was the father of cyclist Jelle Nijdam.