Henry George (cyclist)

Henry George (18 February 1891 – 6 January 1976) was a Belgian track cycling racer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

During the First World War, George served in the Belgian Army. He was part of the Belgian Expeditionary Corps in Russia, fighting on the Eastern Front along with Imperial Russian forces against the advancing forces of the Central Powers.August Thiry & Dirk Van Cleemput (2015), King Albert's Heroes – Hoe 400 jonge Belgen vochten in Rusland en de VS veroverden, Antwerpen, Houtekiet, 428 p & 100 p photos

In 1920, at the Antwerp Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal in the 50 kilometres cycling competition.

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