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Born | 9 June 1992 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | (age 32)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Twan van Gendt (born 9 June 1992 in 's-Hertogenbosch) is a Dutch racing cyclist who represents the Netherlands in BMX. He was selected to represent the Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event, [1] where he placed 5th in the final. In June 2015, he competed in the European Games|inaugural European Games, for the Netherlands in cycling, more specifically, Men's BMX. He earned a silver medal.
Twan competed at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in the men's BMX competition, where he placed 9th.[ citation needed]
After the 2016 Olympic Games, Twan battled with a knee injury in 2017 and didn't compete for 5 months. He returned to competition in 2018 and became World Champion in 2019. [2]
Twan is also a National Record holder in the Powerlifting discipline Deadlift in the weight category until 85 kg. [3]
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Twan van Gendt (born 9 June 1992 in 's-Hertogenbosch) is a Dutch racing cyclist who represents the Netherlands in BMX. He was selected to represent the Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event, [1] where he placed 5th in the final. In June 2015, he competed in the European Games|inaugural European Games, for the Netherlands in cycling, more specifically, Men's BMX. He earned a silver medal.
Twan competed at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in the men's BMX competition, where he placed 9th.[ citation needed]
After the 2016 Olympic Games, Twan battled with a knee injury in 2017 and didn't compete for 5 months. He returned to competition in 2018 and became World Champion in 2019. [2]
Twan is also a National Record holder in the Powerlifting discipline Deadlift in the weight category until 85 kg. [3]