Jef Scherens
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| Full name | Joseph Scherens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Poeske | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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17 February 1909 Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 August 1986 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph "Jef" Scherens (17 February 1909–9 August 1986) was a Belgian professional track cyclist, specialising in sprint where he won seven World Championships. Scherens was born in Werchter and died in Leuven. The Grote Prijs Jef Scherens, which is held in Leuven, is named in his honour.
Palmarès
- 1929
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint, Independent
- 1930
- 3rd, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1931
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 3rd, World Track Championships, Sprint, Copenhagen
- 1932
- 1st, GP de Paris, Sprint
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Rome
- 1933
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Paris
- 1934
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Leipzig
- 1935
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Brussels
- 1936
- 2nd, GP de Paris, Sprint
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Zürich
- 1937
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Copenhagen
- 1938
- 2nd, Copenhagen, Sprint
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 2nd, World Track Championships, Sprint, Amsterdam
- 1939
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1940
- 2nd, Brussels Six Days
- 2nd, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1941
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 2nd, Schaarbeek
- 1942
- 3rd, GP de Paris, Sprint
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1943
- 2nd, GP de Paris, Sprint
- 2nd, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1944
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1945
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1946
- 3rd, GP de Paris, Sprint
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1947
- 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Paris
- 1949
- 2nd, National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1950
- 3rd, National Track Championships, Sprint
External links
- Jef Scherens profile at Cycling Archives
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