Peder Pedersen (cyclist)

Peder Pedersen

Personal information
Born	(1945-11-03)3 November 1945 Syddanmark, Denmark
Died	9 January 2015(2015-01-09) (aged 69)
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Sprinter
Rider type	Track
Amateur team
1964–1974	Odense Cykelbane Klub, Dansk Bicycle Club, Gentofte
Medal record Representing  DEN Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Team pursuit UCI Track Cycling World Championships 1969 Brno Sprint, amateur 1970 Leicester Sprint, amateur 1971 Varese 1 km time trial, amateur 1974 Montreal Sprint, professional 1975 Rocourt Sprint, professional

Peder Pedersen (3 November 1945 – 9 January 2015)^[1] was a Danish track cyclist who won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1968 Olympics. He also competed in the sprint at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the final.^[2] He was selected at the Olympic flag bearer for Denmark in 1972.^[3]

Pedersen won two medals in the sprint at the amateur world championships in 1969–70. After the 1972 Olympics he turned professional and won the 1974 world sprint title, finishing second in 1975. Domestically he held 11 Danish titles, mostly in the sprint.^[4] After retiring from competitions he coached the national cycling team in 1977–92. He was also a board member of the Danish Cycling Union in 1977–90 and served as its president in 1991–2005. From 1993 to 1997 he was a board member of the Union Cycliste Internationale. Pedersen was a policeman by profession, and at some point in his life headed the traffic police in Fünen.^[2]