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Leo Peelen
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Leo Peelen in 1988
Personal information
Born (1968-07-16)16 July 1968
Arnhem, the Netherlands
Died 24 March 2017(2017-03-24) (aged 48)
Apeldoorn, the Netherlands
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport Track cycling
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver 1988 Seoul Points Race

Leopoldus ("Leo") Eduardus Theoduris Peelen (16 July 1968 - 24 March 2017) was a Dutch track cyclist. He won the silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul in the points race. The following year, he captured a bronze medal at the 1989 World Championships. Peelen became six times Dutch champion on the track (Pointsrace in 1983, 1984, 1985 (winter), Individual Pursuit 1986 and Madison 1987 and 1988).

Peelen died on 24 March 2017 from cardiac arrest in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, aged 48.

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