Laurens Meintjes
Laurens Schmitz 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. This ictory made him th first African to win a world championship. Meintjes was born in Aberdeen and died in Potgietersrust.
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| Full name | Laurens Schmitz Meintjes | |||||||||||||
| Born | 9 June 1868 Aberdeen, Cape Colony | |||||||||||||
| Died | 30 March 1941 (aged 72) Potgietersrust, South Africa | |||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||
| Rider type | Endurance | |||||||||||||
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