Twan van Gendt
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, where he placed 5th in the final. In June 2015, he competed in the 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. 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. Twan is also a National Record holder in the Powerlifting discipline Deadlift in the weight category until 85 kg. See also List of Dutch Olympic cyclists References External links 1992 births Living people BMX riders Dutch male cyclists Olympic cyclists for the Netherlands Cyclists at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics European Games silver medalists for the Netherlands European Games medalists in cycling Cyclists at the 2015 European Games Sportspeople from 's-Hertogenbosch Cyclists from North Brabant