Dorus Nijland

Dorus Nijland
Nijland (left) together with Ko Bunt (c. 1910)
Personal information
Full nameDorotheus Magdalenus Nijland
Born(1880-02-26)26 February 1880
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died13 December 1968(1968-12-13) (aged 88)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Team information
Rider typesprinter
Amateur team
1905–1913no team
Professional team
1913–1915no team

Dorotheus Magdalenus "Dorus" Nijland (26 February 1880 – 13 December 1968) was a Dutch track and road racing cyclist. Nijland was a sprinter. He was an amateur cyclist and later Nijland became a professional cyclist (1913–1915) and continued cycling as a master. His total career was between 1905 and 1935. He won over a hundred prizes,[1] and competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Volkskrant was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Dorus Nijland". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 March 2021.