Paul Depaepe

Paul Depaepe (born 12 October 1931) is a Belgian former professional cyclist and world champion. He competed in the 4,000 metres team pursuit event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.^[1] He competed in motor-paced racing in the professionals category and won the European championships in 1961–1963 and the world championships in 1957; he finished in second place in the world championships in 1961–1963.^[2][3] He retired in 1965 after a serious back injury during training.^[4]

Paul Depaepe

Paul Depaepe (1957)
Personal information
Born	(1931-10-12) 12 October 1931 (age 93) Deurne, Belgium
Sport
Sport	Cycling
Medal record Representing  Belgium Motor-paced World Championships 1957 Rocourt Professionals 1961 Zurich Professionals 1962 Milan Professionals 1963 Rocourt Professionals

In 1946–1947, he was a successful cross country runner, but changed to cycling. As a road cyclist, he competed in 23 six-day races, with the best result of second place in the race of Antwerp in 1959.^[3]

He is married to Liane and had a son who died in 2001.^[4]