Piet Kloppenburg

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full namePieter Cornelis "Piet"•Kloppenburg
Used namePiet•Kloppenburg
Born18 September 1896 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (NED)
Died21 January 1972 (aged 75 years 4 months 3 days) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (NED)
NOC Netherlands

Biography

Piet Kloppenburg was a Dutch cyclist who was active in the years after the end of World War I. In 1920 Kloppenburg finished 33rd in the road race at the Antwerpen Olympics, which was contested as a time trial event. His individual position counted towards the Netherlands’ placement in the team event, where they came sixth.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1920 Summer Olympics Cycling Road (Cycling) NED Piet Kloppenburg
Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic) 33
Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic) Netherlands 6