Laurens Meintjes

Laurens Meintjes
Personal information
Full nameLaurens Smitz Meintjies
Born(1868-06-09)9 June 1868
Aberdeen, Cape Colony
Died30 March 1941(1941-03-30) (aged 72)
Potgietersrust, South Africa
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeEndurance
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Transvaal
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1893 Chicago Stayers

Laurens Meintjes (9 June 1868 – 30 March 1941) was a South African track cyclist and winner of the inaugural stayers contest at the 1893 ICA Track Cycling World Championships in Chicago.[1][2][3] This victory made him the first African to win a world championship. Meintjes was born in Aberdeen and died in Potgietersrust.

References

  1. ^ Van der Merwe, F.J.G. (2003). "The complete history of Laurens Smitz Meintjies (1868-1941) - Africa's first world champion". Sport in contemporary African society: 1–46.
  2. ^ "Laurens Smitz Meintjies' Palmares at CyclingRanking". CyclingRanking.com.
  3. ^ "Results ICA 100 km motor-paced Amateur World Championship 1893". CyclingRanking.com.


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