August Prosenik

August Prosenik

Prosenik at the 1948 Peace Race
Personal information
Born (1916-04-28)28 April 1916
Obrežje, Brežice, Slovenia
Died 22 July 1975(1975-07-22) (aged 59)
Zagreb, Croatia
Amateur team(s)
1936–40 Sokol Zagreb
1945–48 Dinamo Zagreb

August Prosenik (28 April 1916 22 July 1975) was a Yugoslav amateur road cyclist. He competed in the individual and team events at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics and placed 12th individually in 1936.[1] He won the Tour of Romania in 1946 and the Peace Race in 1948.[2]

Prosenik grew up in a poor family, as his father became disabled after a mining accident. In 1930 he moved to Zagreb and worked there as a workshop mechanic and then as a car mechanic. After retiring from competitions he became a cycling coach and a sports administrator.[3]

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  3. ŽIVLJENJEPISI SLOVENCEV V HRVAŠKEM ŠPORTU. slovenci-zagreb.hr (2014). pp. 81–84
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