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Kjell Rodian and Preben Isaksson (right) in 1964
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Born |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
22 January 1943|||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 27 December 2008 Greve, Denmark |
(aged 65)|||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1961–67 | CK Fix, Rødovre | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Preben Isaksson (22 January 1943 – 27 December 2008) was a Danish cyclist. He won a bronze medal in the 4000 m individual pursuit at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and placed fifth with a team.
In 1961 Isaksson won the national pursuit title and reached the quarter-finals at the world championships. He won two team medals at the world championships in 1962–63 and an individual bronze medal in 1965; in 1964 he crashed during a qualification round. He retired in 1967 with a tally of seven national pursuit titles.