Sjefke Janssen

Sjefke Janssen
Sjefke Janssen (left) together with Jan Nolten (right)
Personal information
Full nameSjefke Janssen
Born(1919-10-28)28 October 1919
Elsloo, the Netherlands
Died3 December 2014(2014-12-03) (aged 95)
Team information
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1947 Reims Elite Men's Road Race
Sjefke Janssen (1965)

Sjefke Janssen (28 October 1919 – 3 December 2014) was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his bronze medal in the Elite race of the 1947 UCI Road World Championships. Janssen was a professional cyclist from 1946 through 1954.[1] After retiring, he became a cycling team-manager and owned a bicycle shop in Elsloo.[2]

  1. ^ Oud-wielrenner Sjef Janssen overleden - AD (in Dutch)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference KNWU was invoked but never defined (see the help page).