Jan Veselý (cyclist)

Jan Veselý

Jan Veselý in 1954
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Born	(1923-06-17)17 June 1923 Jihočeský kraj, Czechoslovakia
Died	10 February 2003(2003-02-10) (aged 79) Prague, Czech Republic
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Infobox last updated on 29 December 2012

Jan Veselý (17 June 1923 – 10 February 2003) was a Czech cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.^[1]

He won the Peace Race individually in 1949 and with the Czechoslovak team in 1950 and 1951; he finished in second place individually in 1952 and 1955. In 1955 he won the Tour de Slovaquie. His brother Josef was also a competitive road cyclist and won a national title in 1943.^[2]

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